Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2015
negative
负面的；不好的；不利的
Bad, unpleasant, undesirable, or unfavourable.
- 1.
Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
非正面或中立的；坏的；令人不快的；不利的。
- 2.
Of a number: less than zero.
(数)小于零的。
- 3.
Of a test result: not positive, not detected.
(检验结果)非阳性的,未检出的。
- 4.
Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles
(电子及相关粒子)带负电荷的。
- 5.
Denying a proposition; negating a concept.
否定命题的；否定某个概念的。
- 6.
Pessimistic; not tending to see the bright side of things.
悲观的；不倾向于看到事物光明面的。
- 7.
Of or relating to a photographic image in which the colours of the original, and the relations of left and right, are reversed.
(摄影图像)与原物颜色及左右关系相反的。
- 8.
Metalloidal, nonmetallic; contrasted with positive or basic.
(化学)非金属的,类金属的；与阳性或碱性相对。
- 9.
Characterized by the presence of features which do not support a hypothesis.
具有不支持某一假设的特征的。
悲观的；消极的；负的；小于零的；阴性的；负（电）的；带负电的；否定的；表示否认的
In use
Having a negative attitude can affect your performance.
She gave a negative answer to the proposal.
The negative effects of pollution are well-known.
be negative about sth
She is negative about the project's success.
她对项目的成功持否定态度。
have a negative effect/impact on sth
The pollution has a negative impact on public health.
污染对公共健康有负面影响。
give a negative response/reaction
He gave a negative response to the proposal.
Connections
Collocations
- negative feedback
- 负面反馈
- The manager gave negative feedback on the report.经理对报告给予了负面反馈。
- negative impact
- 负面影响
- The new policy had a negative impact on small businesses.新政策对小型企业产生了负面影响。
- negative attitude
- 消极态度
- Her negative attitude affected the team's morale.她的消极态度影响了团队士气。
- negative result
- 负面结果
- The experiment yielded a negative result, contrary to expectations.实验得出了负面结果，与预期相反。
- negative effect
- 负面效应
- The medication can cause negative effects if taken improperly.如果服用不当，这种药物可能会产生负面效应。
- negative connotation
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个负数(-)符号，代表否定和消极。
Context & Register
语义范围广，包括否定、消极、负面等。注册：混合。常见于评论、态度、结果、数学或科学等语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words perfectly rhyme with 'negative'. Those ending in '-ive' share the spelling but have different stressed vowels. 'Negate' shares the 'neg' prefix but has different stress and vowels.
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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