negative

[US]/ˈneɡətɪv/
[UK]/ˈneɡətɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 拒絕的;懷疑的;消極的;負的
n. 否定詞語,拒絕,否認
Word Forms
過去式negatived
第三人稱單數negatives
複數negatives
現在分詞negativing
過去分詞negatived

Phrases & Collocations

negative effect

負面影響;負效應;負磁力效應

positive and negative

正反;肯定和否定

negative influence

不利影響;消極作用;負影響

negative pressure

[物]負壓;[計]負壓力

in the negative

adj. 否定的;反對的;adv. 否定地;反對地;

negative correlation

[經]負相關

negative feedback

負反饋;負回授

negative ion

陰離子

negative growth

負增長;貿增長

negative attitude

消極態度

negative transfer

負遷移(心理)

negative factor

[經]消極因素

negative sequence

逆序

negative electrode

負極,負電極;陰極

negative temperature

負溫度,負絕對溫度;零下溫度

negative charge

負電荷

negative value

負值

gram negative

adj. 革蘭氏陰性的;革蘭氏〔染色)陰性的

false negative

僞陰性

Example Sentences

think positive, not negative

積極思考,不要消極

Real-world Examples

I'll pick up the negatives later. - Thank you.

我稍後會做好底片。- 謝謝。

Source: Prosecution witness

Hey, woo, woo, why is the air in here so negative?

嘿,呃,這的氣氛怎麼不太對呢?

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

And he turns a negative into a positive.

他把缺點變成優勢。

Source: Coffee Tasting Guide

But it's more than just a negative.

但是,這裏可不僅僅是否定。

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2014

Oh, I don't want to seem too negative!

啊,我可不想表現得太消極噢!

Source: BEC Higher Listening Past Papers (Volume 3)

So we have the negative before " what I said" .

因此我們在" what I said" 前面用了否定。

Source: Engvid-Benjamin Course Collection

If it comes back negative, that's a friendly.

如果是否定回覆, 那就是友軍。

Source: VOA Standard February 2013 Collection

That's the only negative I would say about it.

我覺得這就是唯一的缺點了。

Source: 6 Minute English

These are generally considered to be negative words.

這些通常被看做是負面詞彙。

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

They measured each roommate's tendency towards negative thinking.

研究者們估量了每個室友的消極思維傾向的程度。

Source: Past English Major Level 4 Listening Exam Questions (with Translations)

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