Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2015
negative
否定；否认
a reply of denial; a statement that something did not happen or does not exist
表示“不”或“不是”的回答或陈述。
- 1.
Refusal or withholding of assents; prohibition, veto
拒绝或不同意；禁止；否决。
- 2.
a reply of denial
否定的回答
- 3.
An unfavorable point or characteristic.
不利之处或缺点。
- 4.
a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
显示光影或颜色反转图像的摄影胶片
- 5.
A right of veto.
否决权。
- 6.
An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse.
暗部代表亮部、亮部代表暗部的图像。
- 7.
A word that indicates negation.
表示否定的词语
- 8.
A negative quantity.
负数
- 9.
A repetition performed with a weight in which the muscle begins at maximum contraction and is slowly extended; a movement performed using only the eccentric phase of muscle movement.
一种重复练习,肌肉从最大收缩开始并缓慢伸展；仅使用肌肉运动的离心阶段进行的动作
- 10.
The negative plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
电池的负极板
- 11.
A statement that something didn’t happen or doesn’t exist.
表示某事未发生或不存在的陈述
不利因素；缺点；否决；否决权；底片；负片；否定词；负数
In use
He answered with a simple negative, refusing to explain further.
The old negatives were stored in a dusty box in the attic.
Her response was a clear negative, leaving no room for negotiation.
he answered in the negative
Connections
Collocations
- in the negative
- 以否定方式；表示拒绝
- She answered in the negative.她作了否定的回答。
- double negative
- 双重否定
- The teacher explained that a double negative is usually a mistake.老师解释说双重否定通常是错误的。
- positives and negatives
- 优点和缺点；利弊
- Let's weigh the positives and negatives of the idea.让我们权衡一下这个想法的利弊。
- photographic negative
- 摄影底片
- The old photographic negative was damaged by water.那张老摄影底片被水损坏了。
- two negatives
- 两个否定（词）；两个负数
- In grammar, two negatives can cancel each other out.在语法中，两个否定词可以互相抵消。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
词首‘neg’像在说‘no’，凡以neg开头的词多含‘不’意，negative就是正式的‘不同意、否决’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：discussing pros and cons、comparing options、giving feedback 作名词时，这里指“不利之处、缺点”，通常出现在讨论利弊、比较选项的场合，口语和书面语都常用，语气中性。在正式语境中也可能表示“否决”或“否定回答”，但日常使用较少。
Grammar Note
复数形式为negatives
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -tive 结尾，但没有一个与 negative /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ 完全押韵。relative /ˈrɛlətɪv/ 的重读元音和结尾接近，但辅音 /l/ 与 /ɡ/ 不同；其他词的元音或重音差别更大。注意不要仅凭拼写判断发音。
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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