| 单词 | negation |
| 释义 | negation —negational, adj. —negationist, n. /ni gay"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge. 2. a denial: a negation of one's former beliefs. 3. something that is without existence; nonentity. 4. the absence or opposite of something that is actual, positive, or affirmative: Darkness is the negation of light. 5. a negative statement, idea, concept, doctrine, etc.; a contradiction, refutation, or rebuttal: a shameless lie that demands a negation. [1375-1425; late ME < L negation- (s. of negatio) denial. See NEGATE, -ION] |
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