1 bad or harmful 坏的;有害的:
The effects of the new rule have been rather negative.新规定的效果很糟糕。
2 only thinking about the bad qualities of sb/sth 消极的;负面的:
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。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。
3 (used about a word, phrase or sentence) meaning ‘no’ or ‘not’ (指词、短语或句子)表示否定的:
a negative sentence否定句His reply was negative/He gave a negative reply (= he said ‘no’).他的答复是否定的。 [OPP] affirmative 反义词为affirmative
4 (used about a medical or scientific test) showing that sth has not happened or has not been found (指医学或科学测试)负的,阴性的:
The results of the pregnancy test were negative.妊娠试验结果呈阴性。
5 (used about a number) less than zero (指数字)小于零的,负的
[OPP] for senses 1, 2, 4 and 5 positive 第1、2、4及5义的反义词皆为positive➔negativelyadv
negative²
/ˈnegətɪv ||; ˈnɛgətɪv/noun[C]
1 a word, phrase or sentence that says or means ‘no’ or ‘not’ 否定词;否定语;否定句:
Aisha answered in the negative (= she said no).艾莎的回答是否定的。‘Never’, ‘neither’ and ‘nobody’ are all negatives.never、neither及nobody都是否定词。 [OPP] affirmative 反义词为affirmative
2 a piece of film from which we can make a photograph. The light areas of a negative are dark on the final photograph and the dark areas are light. 负片;底片
negative1/ˋnɛgətIv; ˈneɡətIv/adj 1 bad or harmful [ positive ] 坏的﹔有害的: Late nights were starting to have a negative effect on my work. 经常熬夜开始对我的工作产生不良影响。Technological innovation also has a negative side . 技术革新也有不好的一面。2 thinking only about the bad things about a situation, person etc [ positive ] 消极的﹐负面的: teenagers with a negative attitude towards authority 对权威有逆反心理的青少年+about She's been very negative about school lately. 最近她的学习态度非常消极。3 a) a negative answer or reply means ‘no’ [ affirmative ]〔回答或答复〕否定的﹐拒绝的: We were puzzled by their negative response to our request. 他们拒绝了我们的请求﹐我们对此感到不解。 b) a negative sentence or phrase contains a word such as ‘no’, ‘not’, or ‘nothing’〔句子或短语〕含有否定词的﹐否定式的4 a scientific test that is negative shows that a particular chemical or medical condition has not been found [ positive ]〔科学试验结果〕阴性的: The pregnancy test was negative. 妊娠化验结果为阴性。5 less than zero 负的﹐小于零的: negative numbers 负数6 technical a negative electrical current is carried by ELECTRONS [ positive ]【术语】阴极的﹐负极的—negatively adv
negative2n [C] 1 a word or phrase that means ‘no’ 否定词﹐否定语 2 a camera film from which you can print a photograph. A negative shows dark areas as light, and light areas as dark. 底片﹔负片see box at见 CAMERA 方框
negativenegativenegatives2nouna piece of film that we use to make a photograph. On a negative, dark things are light and light things are dark.negativenegativenegatives1adjective1bad or harmful: The whole experience was definitely more positive than negative.oppositepositive2only thinking about the bad qualities of somebody or something: If you go into the match with a negative attitude, you'll never win.oppositepositive3using words like ‘no’, ‘not’ and ‘never’: ‘I don't like British food’ is a negative sentence.