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there is negativity about/around sth
negativity 通常作不可数名词；用 about 或 around 引入消极态度的对象。
There is a lot of negativity around the new policy.
围绕新政策有很多消极情绪。
负极性
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
负极性
the character of the negative electric pole
There is a lot of negativity around the new policy.
围绕新政策有很多消极情绪。
指电学中的负极性，而非日常的‘消极、否定’。
悲观或逆反的特性
The characteristic of being pessimistic or contrarian.
负极的特性
the character of the negative electric pole
负面情绪
Negative sentiment.
惯于怀疑并倾向于否定、反对或抵制建议或命令的令人不快的特质
characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
Her constant negativity made it hard for the team to stay motivated.
她持续的消极态度使团队难以保持积极性。
Try to avoid negativity when you talk about your future plans.
谈论未来计划时，尽量避免消极情绪。
He left the meeting early because he couldn't stand the negativity in the room.
他提前离开会议，因为他受不了房间里的消极气氛。
negativity 通常作不可数名词；用 about 或 around 引入消极态度的对象。
There is a lot of negativity around the new policy.
围绕新政策有很多消极情绪。
toward 也可写作 towards；此结构常与物主代词连用，表示某人针对某人或某事的态度。
Her negativity toward the proposal was obvious.
她对这项提议的消极态度很明显。
Not this
I can't stand all the negative in this office.
Use this
I can't stand all the negativity in this office.
这里需要名词“negativity”表示“消极性/消极态度”；“negative”是形容词或名词（指底片、否定词），不能在这里作宾语。中文“消极”是形容词，容易直译成“negative”，但应使用名词形式。
Not this
He expressed his negativity to the plan.
Use this
He expressed his negativity toward the plan.
表示“对某事物的消极态度”时，negativity后接介词toward或about，不用to。to通常表示方向或动作接受者，而这里需用表示态度指向的toward。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
消极偏见
People often remember insults more easily than compliments because of the negativity bias.
由于消极偏见，人们往往更容易记住侮辱而不是赞美。
消极效应
The negativity effect explains why a single bad review can outweigh many good ones.
消极效应解释了为什么一条差评可能抵得过许多好评。
有害的消极情绪
Her constant toxic negativity made the whole team feel exhausted.
她持续有害的消极情绪让整个团队感到疲惫。
消极情绪的恶性循环
Once he starts complaining, he can easily fall into a negativity spiral.
一旦他开始抱怨，就很容易陷入消极情绪的恶性循环。
传播消极情绪
Please don't spread negativity during the workshop.
请不要在工作坊中传播消极情绪。
克服消极情绪
She practiced gratitude every day to overcome her negativity.
她每天练习感恩来克服自己的消极情绪。
消极情绪漩涡
After the layoffs, the team fell into a spiral of negativity.
裁员后，团队陷入了消极情绪的漩涡。
深陷消极情绪
Don't let yourself drown in negativity.
别让自己被消极情绪淹没。
消极情绪会传染
His negativity is contagious and soon the whole room felt gloomy.
他的消极情绪会传染，很快整个房间都变得阴郁。
Use negativity naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
negative（否定/负极）+ ity（名词后缀）→ 消极性。想象一块“负极”磁铁吸来乌云，代表消极心态。
语域：formal 常见场景：physics、electronics、technical writing 在物理和电子技术语境中，negativity 多指负极性（负极或负电位的特性），属于正式用语，比较常见于专业文献、工程技术文档和教材。
These words all end in -tivity and rhyme with /ˈtɪvəti/. Watch out: 'negative' /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ looks similar but does not rhyme because its final vowel sound and stress pattern differ.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.