单词 | negatively |
释义 | negative1 of 3adjective neg·a·tive ˈne-gə-tiv 1 a : 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 b(1) : 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 (2) : denoting the absence or the contradictory of something nontoxic is a negative term (3) : expressing negation negative particles such as no and not c : adverse, unfavorable the reviews were mostly negative 2 a : lacking positive qualities especially : disagreeable a colorless negative personality b : 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 c : promoting a person or cause by criticizing or attacking the competition ran a negative campaign negative advertising 3 a(1) : 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 (2) : having more outgo than income : constituting a loss negative cash flow negative worth b : extending or generated in a direction opposite to an arbitrarily chosen regular direction or position negative angle 4 a : being, relating to, or charged with electricity of which the electron is the elementary unit b : having more electrons than protons a negative ion c(1) : 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 (2) : being the electron-emitting electrode (see electrode sense 2) of an electron tube 5 a : 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 b : directed or moving away from a source of stimulation negative tropism c : less than the pressure of the atmosphere negative pressure 6 : having the light and dark parts in approximately inverse (see inverse entry 1 sense 1) relation to those of the original photographic subject 7 of a lens : diverging (see diverge sense 1) light rays and forming a virtual inverted image negatively adverb negativeness noun negativity ˌne-gə-ˈti-və-tē noun negative 2 of 3noun1 a(1) : a reply that indicates the withholding of assent : refusal (2) archaic : a right of veto (3) obsolete : an adverse vote : veto b : a proposition which denies or contradicts another especially : the one of a pair of propositions in which negation is expressed 2 a : something that is the opposite or negation of something else b : drawback, liability 3 a : an expression (such as the word no) of negation or denial b : a negative number 4 : the side that upholds the contradictory proposition in a debate 5 : a negative photographic image on transparent material used for printing positive pictures also : the material that carries such an image 6 : a reverse impression taken from a piece of sculpture or ceramics 7 : a negative result (as of a test) a high rate of false negatives also : a test yielding such a result negative 3 of 3verb negatived; negativing transitive verb 1 a : to refuse assent to b : to reject by or as if by a vote 2 : to demonstrate the falsity of 3 : to deny the truth, reality, or validity of 4 : neutralize, counteract negatively adverbas in unfavorably Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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