negative

['negətiv]

adj.否定的, 消极的, 负面的, 负的
n.否定, 反面意见, 底片, [数]负数
vt.否定

a.

1. 否定的; 否认的

He gave me a negative answer.

他给了我一个否定的答案。

2. 反面的; 消极的

Their criticism was not negative.

他们的批评并不是负面的。

3. 【数】负的[Z]

Minus ten is a negative quantity.

-10是一个负量。

4. 【电】负的, 阴极的[Z]

5. 【摄】底片的[Z]

6. 【医】阴性的[Z]

The tests for hepatitis were negative.

肝炎检查结果是阴性。

n.[C]

1. 否定, 拒绝; 否定的回答(或观点等)

His answer to my request was a negative.

我的请求遭到了他的拒绝。

2. 否定语

In Latin, two negatives in the same sentence always amounted to an affirmation.

过去拉丁文中两个否定总是相当于肯定。

3. 【数】负数

4. 【电】阴电, 阴极板

5. 【摄】底片

vt.

1. 否定; 否认; 驳斥

Father negatived our plan.

父亲否定了我们的计划。

2. 否决; 拒绝[H]

The suggestion was negatived by the school board.

这提议被教育委员会否决了。

The bill was negatived.

这议案遭到了否决。

3. 抵消

词形变化

副词: negatively | 名词: negativeness | 动词过去式: negatived | 动词过去分词: negatived | 动词现在分词: negativing | 动词第三人称单数: negatives |

词义辨析

同义:

a.作废的, 无效的, 禁止的, 否认的

nullifying  voiding  canceling  revocatory  quashing  invalidating  vitiating  forbidding  prohibiting  disapproving  denying  contradicting  gainsaying  opposing  vetoing  conflicting

a.相反的, 矛盾的, 反感的

opposed  oppositive  oppositional  opponent  adversative  conflicting  counter  contrary  contradictory  contrapositive  adverse  antipathetic  irreconcilable

a.对面的, 颠倒的

opposite  other  reverse  obverse  inverse  converse

a.悲观的, 阴郁的, 不友好的, 不合作的

pessimistic  cynical  faultfinding  complaining  gloomy  glum  mopey  mopish  morose  averse  unfriendly  unhelpful  uncooperative  recusant

a.无效的

ineffective  gainless  profitless  fruitless  vain  futile

v.否认, 驳斥

deny  gainsay  contradict  refute  disprove  negate

v.否决, 拒绝

nullify  veto  forbid  negate

v.抵销, 平衡

neutralize  counteract  offset  balance  equalize  

同义参见:

conjuration  

反义:

a.否定的; 负的

affirmative  positive  

英英释义

名词 negative:

a reply of denial

a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed

动词 negative:

vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

同义词：veto, blackball

形容词 negative:

characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features

having a negative electric charge

同义词：electronegative

expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial

having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant

not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition

同义词：disconfirming

reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive

less than zero

designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions

同义词：damaging

involving disadvantage or harm

同义词：minus

短语词组

in the negative

1. 反对; 否定地

The vote is in the negative.

投票表决的结果是反对。

补充

negativenegative英:[ˈneɡətiv] 美:[ˈnɛɡətɪv]adj.1.拒绝的; 怀疑的; 不同意的He gave us a negative answer.他给了我们一个否定的回答。2.消极的, 非建设性的You can't learn anything with negative attitude.你用消极的态度什么也学不到。3.无预期结果的I'm looking for a house, but with negative results so far.我在找一所房子, 但至今没有找到。4.〈数〉负的; 〈电〉阴的, 负的n.1.否定词语, 否定的观点; 拒绝; 否认The answer to my request was a strong negative.我的要求受到强硬的拒绝。

例句

1. I had put the negatives in an envelope and forgotten about them.我把底片都放在一个信封里了, 后来就把这事忘得一干二净。 2. He uses five negatives in 53 words.他在53个词中用到了5个否定词。 3. We mustn't focus too much on the negative.我们一定不要把过多的注意力放在不好的一面。 4. If you subtract 11 from 9, you get a negative.9减11得负数。 5. Seventy-nine voted in the affirmative, and none in the negative.有79人投了赞成票, 没有人投反对票。 6. The Council answered those questions in the negative.委员会对那些问题作出了否定的回答。 7. 'I went' in the negative is 'I did not go'.I went(我去了)的否定式是I did not go(我没有去)。 8. The news is not all negative.消息并非全是负面的。 9. All this had an extremely negative effect on teachers.所有这些都对教师产生了非常负面的影响。 10. the public's negative view of the Government's policies公众对政府政策的反对态度 11. A negative response to this question is inevitable.势必会对这个问题给出否定的回答。 12. We expected to receive a negative answer.我们预计可能会得到否定的答复。 13. He's got a very negative attitude.他的态度十分消极。 14. Why do you have to be so negative about everything?你为什么事事都非得这样消极不可呢？ 15. The pregnancy test proved negative.孕检结果呈阴性。 16. I had a negative result for HIV.我的艾滋病病毒检查结果为阴性。 17. Electrons are negative.电子带负电。 18. He got a negative score in the aptitude test.他的能力测试得了个负分。 19. Patentability shall not be negatived by the manner in which the invention was made.不论何种发明方式, 都不能否定其专利性。 20. The evidence negatived this statement.证据否定了这种说法。 21. Councillors are expected to negative the proposal.议员可能会否决这项提案。 22. The bill was negatived.议案遭到了否决。 23. He negatived it was true.他否认这件事是真的。 24. to negative a suggestion否定一项建议 25. The motion was negatived by the House.上院否决了该项议案。 26. She did negative your conduct.她确实不赞成你的所作所为。 27. to negative any harmful influences消除各种不良影响 28. that, I take it, was a negative answer.我认为那个回答是否定的。 29. so far all the patients have tested negative for TB.到目前为止，所有病人的结核杆菌检测结果都呈阴性。 30. HIV-negative.呈阴性。 31. the new tax was having a very negative effect on car sales.这项新的税收对汽车销售有着非常消极的影响。 32. not all the news is negative.并不是所有的消息都是坏消息。 33. they were described as having negative vulnerability to water entry.它们被描述为滴水不漏。 34. ‘Any snags, Captain?’ ‘negative, she's running like clockwork.’.“有暗桩吗，船长？”“没有，船走得相当平稳。”。 35. negative interest rates.负利率，逆利率。 36. the industry suffered negative growth in 1992.1992年，工业遭受了负增长。 37. she replied in the negative.她作出了否定的回答。 38. confidence will not be instilled by harping solely on the negative.如果只是谈及消极的一面，是无法向人灌输信心的。 39. the percentage of false negatives generated by a cancer test was of great concern.癌症检测中误诊为阴性的比例之高让人极为关注。 40. the bill was negatived on second reading by 130 votes to 129.在第二次议案宣读会上，这项法案以130票对129票被否决。 41. the insurer's main arguments were negatived by Lawrence.劳伦斯反对承保人论辩中的主要论据。 42. should criminal law allow consent to negative what would otherwise be a crime?.刑法难道应该同意抵消罪行吗？。 43. The effects of the new rule have been rather negative.新规定的效果很糟糕。 44. I'm feeling very negative about my job -- in fact I'm thinking about leaving.我对自己的工作感到很没劲─事实上我正考虑离职。 45. If you go into the match with a negative attitude, you'll never win.你要是抱着消极的态度参加比赛，就永远也赢不了。 46. a negative sentence否定句 47. His reply was negative/He gave a negative reply (= he said ‘no’).他的答复是否定的。 48. The results of the pregnancy test were negative.妊娠试验结果呈阴性。 49. ‘Never’, ‘neither’ and ‘nobody’ are all negatives.never、neither及nobody都是否定词。 50. Car exhaust has a negative effect/impact on the environment.汽车尾气对环境有害。 51. the negative effects of the drug药的副作用 52. We had a very negative [=unpleasant] experience at the restaurant.我们在饭店有一段很不愉快的经历。 53. She has a negative attitude about the new plan. [=she only thinks about the things that can go wrong with the new plan]她对新计划态度消极。 54. Why do you have such a negative outlook on the merger? [=why do you think the merger won't work?]你对并购的看法为什么这么消极？ 55. “I know we're going to lose.” “Don't be so negative.” [=pessimistic]“我知道我们就要输了。”“别这么悲观。” 56. The reviews were mostly negative. [=unfavorable]这些评论大多是负面的。 57. The feedback about the new product was all negative.对新产品的反馈都不好。 58. There are no negative feelings between us. [=we do not dislike each other]我们不讨厌彼此。 59. The senator is running a negative campaign. [=a campaign that criticizes the other candidate instead of saying what good things the senator wants to do]这位参议员在进行揭他人短的负面竞选。 60. negative advertising [=advertising that criticizes competitors]攻击竞争者的负面广告 61. a negative reply/answer [=a reply of “no”]否定的答复/回答 62. negative words like “no” and “not”诸如no和not的否定词 63. “I didn't hear anything” is a negative phrase/construction/statement.*I didn't hear anything是否定短语/结构/句。 64. My checking account has a negative balance.我的支票账户透支了。 65. -2 is a negative number.*-2是个负数。 66. We got a negative return on the investment. [=we lost money on the investment]我们投资亏损。 67. a negative charge/current负电荷/电流 68. a negative particle负粒子 69. a negative HIV test呈阴性的艾滋病病毒测试 70. Her pregnancy test was negative. [=her test showed that she was not pregnant]她的孕检呈阴性。 71. a negatively charged particle带负电的粒子 72. The patient reacted negatively to the new drug. [=the patient had harmful side effects from the drug]病人对新药产生了不良反应。 73. Customers responded negatively to the new product. [=customers did not like the new product]这种新产品不受消费者欢迎。 74. One of the negatives [=drawbacks] of the house is that it's on a busy street.这房子的一个缺点是地处闹市。 75. "Since the positives outweigh the negatives, I'm going to take the job. [=there are more good things about the job than bad things]"既然利大于弊，我打算接受这份工作。 76. “No” and “not” are negatives.*no和not都是否定词。 77. Can I have the negatives to make copies of the photos?我可以把底片拿去冲洗几张照片吗？ 78. There is a high rate of false negatives for this test. [=this test often incorrectly indicates that something is not present when it really is]这项测试的假阴性率很高。 79. She answered (the question) in the negative. [=she answered “no”]她给出了否定回答。