| 主要翻译 |
| negative adj | (statement: saying no) | SCSimplified Chinese 否定的 fǒu dìng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 否认的 fǒu dìng de ，fǒu rèn de |
| | Karen gave negative answers to all the questions. |
| | 凯伦对所有问题都给出了否定的回答。 |
| negative adj | (person, attitude: pessimistic) | SCSimplified Chinese 消极的 xiāo jí de
TCTraditional Chinese 消極的 |
| | John's attitude is so negative, it affects his co-workers. |
| | 约翰消极的态度甚至都影响到了他的同事们。 |
| negative adj | (electricity: lower potential) (电) | SCSimplified Chinese 阴极的，负极的，负电性的 yīn jí de ，fù jí de ，fù diàn xìng de
TCTraditional Chinese 陰極的 |
| | Attach the black wire to the negative pole. |
| | 把黑线连接在负极上。 |
| negative adj | (minus, less than 0) | SCSimplified Chinese 负数的 fù shù de
TCTraditional Chinese 負數的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 负的 fù shù de ，fù de |
| | The weather overnight was a chilly negative six degrees Celsius. |
| | 一夜之间，温度降到了零下6摄氏度。 |
| negative adj | (result: showing absence of [sth]) (医学检查、结果) | SCSimplified Chinese 阴性的
TCTraditional Chinese 陰性的 |
| | The patient's blood was tested for HIV, and the results were negative. |
| | 病人的血样通过HIV病毒测试，结果为阴性。 |
| negative n | (disadvantage) | SCSimplified Chinese 负面因素 fù miàn yīn sù
TCTraditional Chinese 負面因素 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 负面特征 fù miàn yīn sù，fù miàn tè zhēng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 消极的特征 fù miàn yīn sù，xiāo jí de tè zhēng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 缺点 fù miàn yīn sù，quē diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 缺點 |
| | What are the negatives if we choose plan B? |
| | 如果我们选择B计划，会有什么缺点？ |
| negative n | (photographic image) (摄影) | SCSimplified Chinese 底片 dǐ piàn
TCTraditional Chinese 底片 |
| | I use a film camera, and scan my negatives into the computer. |
| | 我用的是胶片相机，然后扫描底片存入电脑里。 |
| negative n | (number less than 0) | SCSimplified Chinese 负数
TCTraditional Chinese 負數 |
| | A negative times a negative makes a positive. |
| | 两个负数相乘会得出正数。 |
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| double negative n | (grammar) (语法) | SCSimplified Chinese 双重否定 shuāng chóng fǒu dìng
TCTraditional Chinese 雙重否定 |
| | My English teacher told me I was wrong to use a double negative. |
| gram-negative adj | (bacteria: having a certain cell wall) (细菌) | SCSimplified Chinese 革兰氏阴性的 |
| in the negative expr | (by saying no) | SCSimplified Chinese 否定地 fǒu dìng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 否决地 fǒu dìng de，fǒu jué de |
| | Fiona was visibly upset when they responded to her request in the negative. |
negative affect,
negative affectivity n | (psychology: bad mood) | SCSimplified Chinese 负面情绪 fù miàn qíng xù
TCTraditional Chinese 負面情緒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 消极情绪 |
| negative answer n | (no) | SCSimplified Chinese 否定答案 fǒu dìng dá àn
TCTraditional Chinese 否定答案 |
| | "No", "never" and "none" are negative answers to a question. |
| negative attitude n | (pessimism or nay-saying) | SCSimplified Chinese 负面情绪 fù miàn qíng xù
TCTraditional Chinese 負面情緒 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 否定态度 fù miàn qíng xù，fǒu dìng tài dù |
| | Michael went into the exam with a negative attitude and, unsurprisingly, did not do well. |
| | Cherie had a negative attitude, so it was really not enjoyable to work with her. |
| negative balance n | (money owed) | SCSimplified Chinese 负余额 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 负债 fù zhài |
| negative feedback n | (unfavourable criticism) | SCSimplified Chinese 负面反馈 fù miàn fǎn kuì
TCTraditional Chinese 負面反饋 |
| | The author received a lot of negative feedback about his new book. |
| negative reinforcement n | (form of conditioning) | SCSimplified Chinese 负面强化 fù miàn qiáng huà |
| | Negative reinforcement is the removal of a stimulus that is likely to increase the probability of a behaviour. |
| negative sign n | (bad omen) | SCSimplified Chinese 不好的前兆 bù hǎo de qián zhào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 负面征兆 bù hǎo de qián zhào，fù miàn zhēng zhào |
| | He was hopeful that they could still have a picnic, but the clouds forming overhead were a negative sign. |
| negative sign n | (mathematical symbol: minus sign) (数学符号) | SCSimplified Chinese 负号 fù hào |
| negative space n | (shape of space around an object) | SCSimplified Chinese 负空间 |
| on a negative note expr | (in an unfavorable way) | SCSimplified Chinese 从消极方面 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 消极地 xiāo jí de
TCTraditional Chinese 消極地 |
| 备注: Commonly used after the following verbs: start; begin; end; finish; conclude; go out; leave. |
| on a negative note expr | (pointing out [sth] bad) | SCSimplified Chinese 指出缺点 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 找出不足 |
| reply in the negative v expr | (say no: refuse) | SCSimplified Chinese 拒绝 jù jué
TCTraditional Chinese 拒絕 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 给出了否定的答复 |
| | When asked if she would work overtime, the nurse replied in the negative. |
| reply in the negative v expr | (say no: deny) | SCSimplified Chinese 否认 fǒu rèn
TCTraditional Chinese 否認 |
| | When asked if he had murdered the old lady, the defendant replied in the negative. |
test negative,
test negative for [sth] v expr | (have negative result) | SCSimplified Chinese 检测结果为阴性 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 检验结果呈阴性 |
| | The patient tested negative for glandular fever, so something else is causing her symptoms. |