negative
adjective
uk/ˈneɡ.ə.tɪv/us/ˈneɡ.ə.t̬ɪv/negativeadjective(NO)
B2
expressing"no":
否定的；拒绝的Wereceiveda negativeanswertoourrequest.我们的请求遭到了拒绝。
Opposite
affirmative
A2
A negativesentenceor phrase is one thatcontainsa word such as "not", "no", "never", or "nothing":
（句子或短语）否定的，否定式的"I've neverseenhim in mylife" is a negativesentence.“我一生从未见过他”是个否定句。
"Don't" and "do not" are negativeformsof "do".don't 和 do not 是 do 的否定形式。
- The negativereplyto mycomplaintreallyirkedme.
- The negativereplydashedhisspirits.
- They gave a negativeresponsetoourrequestforhelp.
Yes, no & not
- a sure thingidiom
- affirmation
- affirmatively
- ain't
- betcha
- bit
- didn't
- does a bear/do bears shit in the woods?idiom
- far
- hardly
- no wayidiom
- not thatidiom
- opposed
- slight
- sure
- wasn't
- weren't
- won't
- wouldn't be seen deadidiom
- yes
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Linguistics: grammatical terms
negativeadjective(WITHOUT HOPE)
B1
notexpectinggood things, orlikelytoconsideronly thebadsideof asituation:
负面的，消极的a negativeattitude消极态度
You're so negative about everything!你对任何事情都如此消极！
Opposite
positive(HOPEFUL)
- She usedcognitivetherapyon herclienttotrytoinhibitthose negativethoughtsthat weredamaginghisself-esteem.
- Children's negativefeelingsoften getactedout inbadbehaviour.
- There's no need to be so negative about things.
- He'sfeelingvery negative about hisexams.
- Why are you being so negative?
Not hopeful
- be in a funkidiom
- be on a hiding to nothingidiom
- bleakly
- bleakness
- dispiritedness
- dispiritingly
- doomed
- doomster
- downcast
- downhearted
- gloom
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- lose heartidiom
- merchant
- prophet of doomidiom
- someonecan't winidiom
- undone
- what are you going to do?idiom
negativeadjective(BAD)
B2
badorharmful:
坏的；有害的Thewarmwinterhas had a very negativeeffect/impacton theskiindustry.温暖的冬天对滑雪业有非常负面的影响。
Dangerous and harmful
- adverse
- adversely
- apocalyptic
- bad actor
- be murder onsomethingidiom
- destructiveness
- detrimental
- devastating
- devastatingly
- do more harm than goodidiom
- insidiousness
- kiss of deathidiom
- malicious
- murder
- negatively
- stinking thinking
- suicidally
- troublesome
- unholy
- unwholesome
negativeadjective(ELECTRICITY)
of thetypeofelectricalchargethat iscarriedbyelectrons
阴极的，负极的Opposite
positive(ELECTRICITY)
Electricity & electronics
- anti-static
- arc
- bitstream
- brownout
- capacitance
- chargeable
- charged
- conduct
- electromagnetism
- generate
- hydropower
- negatively
- non-electric
- non-electrical
- non-electronic
- non-polar
- photoelectric
- piezoelectric
- pylon
- resistance
negativeadjective(TEST RESULTS)
(of amedicaltest)showingthat thepatientdoes not have thediseaseorconditionfor which he or she has beentested:
（医学检验）结果为阴性的，结果为否定的a negativepregnancytest呈阴性的妊娠化验结果
Theresultsof hisHIVtestwere negative.他的艾滋病病毒测试结果为阴性。
Opposite
positive(TEST RESULTS)
General bodily disorders
- add
- ADHD
- albinism
- anal fissure
- bloodshot
- collapsed
- congestion
- dysfunction
- gammy
- heat exhaustion
- infarction
- non-systemic
- oedema
- overactive
- procidentia
- prolapsed
- rheumatic
- rupture
- scurvy
- systemic
negativeadjective(BELOW ZERO)
(of anumberoramount) less than zero:
（数量）小于零的，负的negativenumbers负数
Opposite
positive(ABOVE ZERO)
Terms for numbers
- additive inverse
- aliquot
- common denominator
- common factor
- common multiple
- cos
- exponent
- fold
- fortyfold
- fourfold
- GCF
- hundredfold
- imaginary number
- odd
- recurring
- recurring number
- remainder
- resultant
- sevenfold
- weighting
negativeadjective(BLOOD TYPE)
not having the rhesusfactorin theblood:
（血液）缺乏猕因子的，Rh阴性的Herbloodtypeis O negative.她的血型是O型阴性。
Opposite
positive(BLOOD TYPE)
The circulatory system & blood
- ABO
- accessory pathway
- antegrade
- anterograde
- anti-platelet
- blood donor
- blood vessel
- capillary
- erectile
- immunoglobulin
- intravascular
- intravenously
- jugular
- jugular vein
- Rh factor
- vasodilation
- VEGF
- veined
- vena
- venosus
Grammar
Negation
When we want to say that something is not true or is not the case, we can use negative words, phrases or clauses. Negation can happen in a number of ways, most commonly, when we use a negative word such as no, not, never, none, nobody, etc:…Forming negative statements, questions and imperatives
We form negative statements with not or n’t after be, modal and auxiliary verbs. n’t is the contracted form of not. In informal language we can add n’t, without a space, to be, to modal verbs (except may) and to auxiliary verbs (do and have). The negative contracted form of will is won’t. The uncontracted form of can + not is cannot.…Negation: two negatives
Standard English does not have two negatives in the same clause (double negatives). Words such as never, nobody, no one, none, nothing, nowhere, etc. already have a negative meaning, so we don’t need another negative with the verb:…Negative clauses withany,anybody,anyone,anything,anywhere
We don’t use not with some, someone, somebody, something, somewhere in statements. We use any, anyone, anybody, anything, anywhere:…Negation in non-finite clauses
Non-finite clauses are clauses without a subject, where the main verb is in the to-infinitive form, the -ing form or the -ed form. To make the negative of a non-finite clause, we can use not.…Negative prefixes and suffixes
We use these prefixes most commonly in negation: de-, dis-, il-/im-/in-/ir-, mis-, non-, un-:…Negative adverbs:hardly, seldom, etc.
Some adverbs (e.g. hardly, little, never, only, scarcely and seldom) have a negative meaning. When we use these at the beginning of the clause, we invert the subject and verb:…Negation: emphasising
When we want to emphasise something negative, we often use at all. We normally use at all immediately after the word or phrase we are emphasising:…Negation ofthink,believe,suppose,hope
When we use verbs like think, believe, suppose (mental process verbs) to express uncertainty about something, we usually use not with the mental process verb rather than with the verb in the following clause:…negative
noun
uk/ˈneɡ.ə.tɪv/us/ˈneɡ.ə.t̬ɪv/negativenoun(PHOTOGRAPH)
[C](informalneg)
apieceoffilmfrom which aphotographcan beproduced, and in whichlightanddarkareasappeartheoppositeto the way in which theyappearin thephotograph:
（照片）底片，负片black-and-white/colournegatives黑白／彩色底片
I'veborrowedthe negativesofherweddingphotosso I can get somepicturesprinted.我借来了她结婚照的底片，这样我可以加印几张。
Photography
- airbrush
- analogue
- aperture
- bokeh
- camera
- camera obscura
- expose
- glossy
- high-resolution
- hologram
- holographic
- holography
- kinetoscope
- pap
- pic
- picture
- PillCam
- pin-up
- pinhole camera
- projection
negativenoun(NO)
[CorU]
a word orstatementthatexpresses"no":
否定词，否定表达I didn'thearyouranswer, Ed - was that a negative?我没听见你的回答，爱德华——是否定的吗？
I'mafraidthereplywasdefinitelyin thenegative(= was "no").我想我的答复绝对是否定的。
Compare
affirmativeadjective
Yes, no & not
- a sure thingidiom
- affirmation
- affirmatively
- ain't
- betcha
- bit
- didn't
- does a bear/do bears shit in the woods?idiom
- far
- hardly
- no wayidiom
- not thatidiom
- opposed
- slight
- sure
- wasn't
- weren't
- won't
- wouldn't be seen deadidiom
- yes
negativenoun(BAD THING)
[C]
abadfeatureorcharacteristic:
不好的方面He alwayslooksfor the negatives in anysituation.不管在什么情形下，他总是会找不好的一面。
Grammar
Negation
When we want to say that something is not true or is not the case, we can use negative words, phrases or clauses. Negation can happen in a number of ways, most commonly, when we use a negative word such as no, not, never, none, nobody, etc:…Forming negative statements, questions and imperatives
We form negative statements with not or n’t after be, modal and auxiliary verbs. n’t is the contracted form of not. In informal language we can add n’t, without a space, to be, to modal verbs (except may) and to auxiliary verbs (do and have). The negative contracted form of will is won’t. The uncontracted form of can + not is cannot.…Negation: two negatives
Standard English does not have two negatives in the same clause (double negatives). Words such as never, nobody, no one, none, nothing, nowhere, etc. already have a negative meaning, so we don’t need another negative with the verb:…Negative clauses withany,anybody,anyone,anything,anywhere
We don’t use not with some, someone, somebody, something, somewhere in statements. We use any, anyone, anybody, anything, anywhere:…Negation in non-finite clauses
Non-finite clauses are clauses without a subject, where the main verb is in the to-infinitive form, the -ing form or the -ed form. To make the negative of a non-finite clause, we can use not.…Negative prefixes and suffixes
We use these prefixes most commonly in negation: de-, dis-, il-/im-/in-/ir-, mis-, non-, un-:…Negative adverbs:hardly, seldom, etc.
Some adverbs (e.g. hardly, little, never, only, scarcely and seldom) have a negative meaning. When we use these at the beginning of the clause, we invert the subject and verb:…Negation: emphasising
When we want to emphasise something negative, we often use at all. We normally use at all immediately after the word or phrase we are emphasising:…Negation ofthink,believe,suppose,hope
When we use verbs like think, believe, suppose (mental process verbs) to express uncertainty about something, we usually use not with the mental process verb rather than with the verb in the following clause:…