教會的堅振禮
同樣是「把身分正式確定下來」，只是場合在教會：透過儀式讓一個人成為完全的成員。
confirmation (church rite) · noun · B2
a Christian church ceremony in which a person becomes a full member of the church.
堅振禮
核心畫面
Picture something that was only probable being nailed down: the doubt is removed and it now counts as settled. That move shows up as a statement that proves a fact, as the email that fixes a booking, and as the church ceremony where a person's membership is made full.
可以想成：本來只是「大概是這樣」的事被釘住了——疑問消失，從現在起算數。這個動作在三個地方出現：證實一件事的說法、把…更多收起
可以想成：本來只是「大概是這樣」的事被釘住了——疑問消失，從現在起算數。這個動作在三個地方出現：證實一件事的說法、把訂位定下來的那封信，以及教會裡讓一個人正式成為完全成員的儀式。From the picture
Also in this word
proof it's true · noun · B2
Words or a document saying that something is true or certain.
確認；證實
booking confirmation · noun · B2
a letter, email, or message that tells you a booking, date, or plan is now definite.
確認信；確認通知
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
confirmationnoun/ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- 1
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
- We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking.
- 2
A verification that something is true or has happened.
- The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.
- They declare ringing confirmation for their theories even in the face of feeble data.
- 3
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
- You got a nice white dress / and a party on your confirmation. / You've got a brand new soul, / mm, and a cross of gold.
- 4
lawAn act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。