negative是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 expressing "no" -- 否定的；拒絕的

  • We received a negative answer to our request. 我們的請求遭到拒絕。

  • "I've never seen him in my life" is a negative sentence. 「我一生從未見過他」是句否定句。

  • "Don't" and "do not" are negative forms of "do". don't 和 do not 是 do 的否定形式。

• 1 not expecting good things, or likely to consider only the bad side of a situation -- 負面的，消極的

  • a negative attitude 消極態度

  • You're so negative about everything! 你對任何事情都如此消極！

• 2 bad or harmful -- 壞的；有害的

  • The warm winter has had a very negative effect/impact on the ski industry. 溫暖的冬天對滑雪業有非常負面的影響。

• 3 of the type of electrical charge that is carried by electrons -- 陰極的，負極的

• 4 (of a medical test) showing that the patient does not have the disease or condition for which he or she has been tested -- （醫學檢驗）結果為陰性的，結果為否定的

  • a negative pregnancy test 呈陰性的妊娠化驗結果

  • The results of his HIV test were negative. 他的愛滋病病毒測試結果為陰性。

• 5 (of a number or amount) less than zero -- （數量）小於零的，負的

  • negative numbers 負數

• 6 not having the rhesus factor in the blood -- （血液）缺乏獼因數的，Rh陰性的

  • Her blood type is O negative. 她的血型是O型陰性。

• 7 a piece of film from which a photograph can be produced, and in which light and dark areas appear the opposite to the way in which they appear in the photograph -- （照片）底片

  • black-and-white/colour negatives 黑白／彩色底片

  • I've borrowed the negatives of her wedding photos so I can get some pictures printed. 我借來了她結婚照的底片，這樣我可以加印幾張。

• 8 a word or statement that expresses "no" -- 否定詞，否定句

  • I didn't hear your answer, Ed - was that a negative? 我沒聽見你的回答，愛德華——是否定的嗎？

  • I'm afraid the reply was definitely in the negative (= was "no"). 我想我的答覆絕對是否定的。

• 9 a bad feature or characteristic -- 不好的方面

  • He always looks for the negatives in any situation. 不管在什麼情形下，他總是會找不好的一面。