confirmed

动词 confirm:

1. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
   同义词：confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
2. strengthen or make more firm
   同义词：confirm, reassert
3. make more firm
   同义词：confirm
4. support a person for a position
   同义词：confirm
5. administer the rite of confirmation to
   同义词：confirm

形容词 confirmed:

1. of persons; not subject to change
2. having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation
3. having a habit of long standing
   同义词：habitual, inveterate

1. The new minister will be confirmed in office by the Queen.
   新的部长将由女王批准任职。
2. The incident confirmed him in (ie established more firmly) his dislike of dogs.
   出了这件事之後他就更加不喜欢狗了。
3. The rumours of an attack were later confirmed.
   发动攻击的谣传後来得到了证实。
4. I thought/said/knew as much. ie My thoughts/statements/beliefs are confirmed.
   我就是这样想[说/认为]的。
5. She was baptized when she was a month old and confirmed when she was thirteen.
   她出生一个月时受洗礼，十三岁时行坚信礼。
6. Our suppositions were fully confirmed.
   我们猜测的事实已全部证实。
7. The news confirmed my resolution.
   这消息加强了我的决心。
8. Robert Hood, president of McDonnell Douglas's Douglas Aircraft Co., told reporters today that his company would soon reach an agreement with the Taiwan Aerospace Corp. about the equity sale of$2 billion. The Taiwan company confirmed last week that the deal was in the works.
   麦克唐纳·道格拉斯公司所属首格拉斯飞机公司总裁胡德今天告诉记者说，该公司与台翔公司将于短期内达成出售20亿美元股份的协议。台湾公司上周已证实项交易正在筹划中。

con.firmed

adj.（形容词）
Being firmly settled in habit; inveterate.See Synonyms at chronic
根深蒂固的：深深养成习惯的；坚定不移的参见 chronic
Having been ratified; verified.
证实过的；验证了的
Having received the rite of confirmation.
施过坚信礼的

【引伸】
confirm.edly