英语释义

1. marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal
received a negative answer also marked by absence, withholding, or removal of something positive
the negative motivation of shame
— Garrett Hardin

2. denying a predicate (see predicate entry 1 sense 1a) of a subject or a part of a subject
"no A is B" is a negative proposition

3. denoting the absence or the contradictory of something
nontoxic is a negative term

4. expressing negation
negative particles such as no and not

5. adverse, unfavorable
the reviews were mostly negative

6. lacking positive qualities especially disagreeable
a colorless negative personality

7. marked by features of hostility, withdrawal, or pessimism (see pessimism sense 1) that hinder or oppose constructive treatment or development
a negative outlook negative criticism

8. promoting a person or cause by criticizing or attacking the competition
ran a negative campaign negative advertising

9. less than zero and opposite in sign to a positive (see positive entry 1 sense 4e) number that when added to the given number yields zero
?2 is a negative number

10. having more outgo than income constituting a loss
negative cash flow negative worth

11. extending or generated in a direction opposite to an arbitrarily chosen regular direction or position
negative angle

12. being, relating to, or charged with electricity of which the electron is the elementary unit

13. having more electrons than protons
a negative ion

14. having lower electric potential (see potential entry 1 sense 2b) and constituting the part toward which the current (see current entry 2 sense 3) flows from the external circuit
the negative pole

15. being the electron-emitting electrode (see electrode sense 2) of an electron tube

16. not affirming the presence of a condition, substance, or organism suspected to be present also having a test result indicating the absence especially of a condition, substance, or organism
she is HIV negative

17. directed or moving away from a source of stimulation
negative tropism

18. less than the pressure of the atmosphere
negative pressure

19. having the light and dark parts in approximately inverse (see inverse entry 1 sense 1) relation to those of the original photographic subject

20. diverging (see diverge sense 1) light rays and forming a virtual inverted image

21. a reply that indicates the withholding of assent refusal

22. a right of veto

23. an adverse vote veto

24. a proposition which denies or contradicts another especially the one of a pair of propositions in which negation is expressed

25. something that is the opposite or negation of something else

26. drawback, liability

27. an expression (such as the word no) of negation or denial

28. a negative number

29. the side that upholds the contradictory proposition in a debate

30. a negative photographic image on transparent material used for printing positive pictures also the material that carries such an image

31. a reverse impression taken from a piece of sculpture or ceramics

32. a negative result (as of a test)
a high rate of false negatives also a test yielding such a result

33. with a negative reply with a reply that means "no"
He answered in the negative.

34. to refuse assent to

35. to reject by or as if by a vote

36. to demonstrate the falsity of

37. to deny the truth, reality, or validity of

38. neutralize, counteract

39. harmful or bad not wanted

40. thinking about the bad qualities of someone or something thinking that a bad result will happen not hopeful or optimistic

41. expressing dislike or disapproval

42. something that is harmful or bad

43. a word or statement that means "no" or that expresses a denial or refusal

44. an image on film that is used to make a printed photograph and that has light areas where the photograph will be dark and dark areas where the photograph will be light also the film that has such an image

45. emphasizing the bad side of a person, situation, or thing
a negative attitude Whenever I ask her how she's doing, her reply is negative.

46. not positive
His test results came back negative.

47. less than zero and shown by a minus sign
?2 is a negative number.

48. being the part toward which the electric current flows from the outside circuit
the negative pole of a storage battery

49. of, being, or relating to electricity of which the electron is the unit and which is produced in a hard rubber rod that has been rubbed with wool
a negative charge

50. having more electrons than protons
a negative particle

51. a part of something which is harmful or bad
Consider the negatives of quitting school.

52. an expression (as the word no) that denies or says the opposite

53. the side that argues or votes against something

54. a photographic image on film from which a final picture is made

55. marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal
received a negative answer

56. marked by features (as hostility, withdrawal, or pessimism) that hinder or oppose constructive treatment or development
a negative outlook

57. being, relating to, or charged with electricity of which the electron is the elementary unit

58. having more electrons than protons
negative ions

59. having lower electrical potential and constituting the part toward which the current flows from the external circuit
the negative pole

60. being the electron-emitting electrode of an electron tube

61. having the light and dark parts in approximately inverse relation to those of the original photographic subject

62. a negative result (as of a test) also a test yielding such a result

片语

answer in the negative作否定回答

be decided in the negative遭到否决

negativelyad 消极地；否定地

negatory否定的；消极的

she answered in the negative她做出否定的回答

vote in the negative翻译

answer r in the negative作否定回答

anti反对者，反对论者

Bathed in the negative ion沐浴在负离子

antagonisticallyad 反对地

英汉例句

• so the mutual exchange is in the negative way.

  这样，相互的交流就成负面的了。

• at first, this logo might not make much sense. but if you look closely, you’ll see the number 1 in the negative space between the f and the red stripes.

  首先这个标志可能不好辨识，但是如果仔细看你能看到数字1在字母f和红色条纹中间。

• while you’re sitting there, completely immerse yourself in the negative emotion.

  坐着的时候，让自己完全沉浸于那种消极情绪之中。

• if we find ourselves answering in the negative to these questions, we may begin to realize how greatly we need him.

  如果我们对这些问题的回答都是否定的，我们会开始认识到我们是多么需要他。

• while you「re sitting there, completely innerse yourself in the negative emotion.

  坐着的时候，让自己完全沉浸在那种消极情绪中。

• he argument about the aggregate demand side is academic, in the negative sense of the word.

  有关总需求方面的争论，在字面的消极意义上讲，仅仅是是学术性的。

• is to be accepted in the negative or the positive sense (contrast relation);

  其表达的究竟是正面意思抑或反面意思（对比关系）；

• outstanding people is one major advantage: never yield in spite of reverses in the negative and difficult experiences.

  卓越的人一大优点是：在不利与艰难的遭遇里百折不挠。

• when x is positive, ; then the force is in the negative direction; when f is negative, the force is in the positive direction.

  当x为正值，那么力是在负的方向;,当f为负值，力就在正的方向。

• while you」re sitting there, completely immerse yourself in the negative emotion.

  坐着的时辰，让自己完全沉浸在那种消极情感之中。

• however, one would expect that under certain conditions there might be a hole in the negative energy states and one had to get an interpretation for these holes.

  然而，我们可以想象在某些特定的条件下在负能态上可能会出现空穴，而我们必须对此作出解释。

• when you want to talk about something in the past in the negative form, you use didn’t / didn’t (short form of did not), e.g.

  当你想用否定的形式谈论过去发生的事情时，用didn’t (是didnot缩写形式)。

• they also added the first letter of the name, because if you look closely you「ll see the letter c in the negative space between the two arrows.

  他们也加上了家乐福的首字母，当你仔细看就会发现两个箭头中间的负型c。

• economic growth across the region is expected to be a negative 6 percent in 2009, with several countries in the negative 10 percent range.

  预计本地区2009年增长率为-6％，一些国家将达到10％。

• a browbeating lawyer was demanding that a witness answer a certain question either in the negative or affirmative.

  一位气势汹汹的律师要求一个证人回答问题时要么说「是」，要么说「否」。

• while cutting, the signal changes in the negative direction.

  虽然切割，信号改变消极的方向发展。

• yes, that」s right, stop. whatever you「re doing, stop and sit for one minute. while you」re sitting there, completely immerse yourself in the negative emotion.

  一旦你允许自己完全沉浸在那种情绪当中并真切体会到它，你就会惊奇地发现那种情绪很快就消失了。

• it is discover that passive emotion experience and shallow cognition participation often make them easy to participate in the negative behavior.

  研究发现，正是消极的情感体验和浅层次的认知参与使他们经常易出现负面的行为参与。

• this logo might look like a simple letter, but don’t be fooled: you can see a part of an elephant’s trunk in the negative space inside the letter e.

  这个标志看着非常简单，但是别被蒙了:你能看到大象的鼻子作为负形在字母e中。

相似词

adversarial对抗的；对手的，敌手的

adversary对手；敌手

antagonistic敌对的；对抗性的；反对的

antipathetic格格不入的，怀有反感的；引起反感的；讨厌的

hostile敌对

inhospitable不适宜居住的（由于天气恶劣或缺乏遮蔽处），条件恶劣的；不好客的，冷淡的

inimical敌意的；有害的

jaundiced使有偏见（jaundice的过去式）；使患黄疸病

mortal凡人的；致死的；终有一死的；不共戴天的

unfriendlyad 不友善地

unsympathetic不表同情的；不同情的

相反词

affirmative肯定语；赞成的一方

thead 更加（用于比较级，最高级前）

in执政者；门路