Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2015
negative
否决；拒绝
to reject or vote against something; to veto
- 1.
To refuse; to veto.
拒绝；否决
- 2.
To contradict.
反驳
- 3.
To disprove.
证明...是错误的
- 4.
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
反对；拒绝认可；拒绝同意
- 5.
To make ineffective; to neutralize; to negate.
使无效；中和；否定
反驳；否认；证伪；驳斥；抵消；使无效；拒绝；否决；反驳
In use
The committee negatived the proposal due to insufficient funding.
Her suggestion was negatived by the majority of the board members.
The chairperson negatived the motion to extend the deadline.
Verb forms
base negative · third person negatives · -ing negativing · past negatived · past participle negatived
正式用语，表示反对或否决
Connections
Collocations
- negative a motion
- 否决动议
- The committee negatived the motion.委员会否决了这项动议。
- negative a claim
- 反驳说法
- She negatived his claim with solid evidence.她用确凿的证据反驳了他的说法。
- negative a theory
- 驳斥理论
- The experiment negatived the theory.该实验驳斥了这个理论。
- negative an effect
- 抵消效果
- These measures may negative the positive effects of the policy.这些措施可能会抵消政策带来的积极效果。
Synonyms
- reject
- 拒绝接受；不予采纳 · reject 比 negative 更常用，可指拒绝人、想法或申请；语气中性偏正式，不一定含有投票或官方否决之意。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住“neg-”开头像“no”，动词就是“说不”：否决、反驳、否定。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、parliamentary or committee votes、technical or scientific text 作动词时，negative 较为正式，多用于正式文件、会议表决或技术说明；日常口语中表达“拒绝、否决、反驳”时更常用 refuse、reject 或 disprove 等词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -tive 结尾，但没有任何一个与 /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ 完全押韵。注意：positive 的元音是 /ɑː/，native 和 creative 含 /eɪ/，active 含 /æ/，talkative 含 /ɔː/，relative 虽同为第一音节重读，但重读元音后有 /l/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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