negative是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 expressing "no" -- 否定的；拒绝的

  • We received a negative answer to our request. 我们的请求遭到了拒绝。

  • "I've never seen him in my life" is a negative sentence. “我一生从未见过他”是个否定句。

  • "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 -- 负面的，消极的

  • a negative attitude 消极态度

  • You're so negative about everything! 你对任何事情都如此消极！

• 2 bad or harmful -- 坏的；有害的

  • The warm winter has had a very negative effect/impact on the ski industry. 温暖的冬天对滑雪业有非常负面的影响。

• 3 of the type of electrical charge that is carried by electrons -- 阴极的，负极的

• 4 (of a medical test) showing that the patient does not have the disease or condition for which he or she has been tested -- （医学检验）结果为阴性的，结果为否定的

  • a negative pregnancy test 呈阴性的妊娠化验结果

  • The results of his HIV test were negative. 他的艾滋病病毒测试结果为阴性。

• 5 (of a number or amount) less than zero -- （数量）小于零的，负的

  • negative numbers 负数

• 6 not having the rhesus factor in the blood -- （血液）缺乏猕因子的，Rh阴性的

  • Her blood type is O negative. 她的血型是O型阴性。

• 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，负片

  • 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. 我借来了她结婚照的底片，这样我可以加印几张。

• 8 a word or statement that expresses "no" -- 否定词，否定表达

  • I didn't hear your answer, Ed - was that a negative? 我没听见你的回答，爱德华——是否定的吗？

  • I'm afraid the reply was definitely in the negative (= was "no"). 我想我的答复绝对是否定的。

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

  • He always looks for the negatives in any situation. 不管在什么情形下，他总是会找不好的一面。