adj (1)否定(认)的(expressing a denial or refusal)：a～answer/statement/sentence/proposition/opinion 否定的回答/声明/句子/命题/看法;The vote was overwhelmingly～. 反对票占压倒多数。All the replies to our requests were～. 对我们所提要求的答复全部是否定的。〖同〗disapproving，opposing，opposed，objecting; 〖反〗positive，agreeing，approving;

(2)消极的(only concerned with failing and the bad things about sth)：a～attitude/criticism/factor/approach 消极的态度/批评/因素/方法;Don't be so～about everything. 别对什么事都那么悲观。N～kindness means not being unkind. 消极的友善不算不友善。To say “no news is good news” is a～sort of comfort. 说“没消息就是好消息”是一种消极的安慰。〖同〗opposed，contrary，pessimistic;〖反〗positive，cheerful，optimistic;

(3)(数)负的((mathematics)(of a number，quantity) less than zero)：-4 is a～or minus number.-4是负数。Minus ten is a～quantity. -10是负量。

(4)负(阴)极的(having more electrons than normal)：～pole阴极;The battery has a positive and～terminal. 电池有阳极(正极)和阴极(负极)端。

(5)(摄影)底片的;负片的 ((in photography) showing the dark areas as light and the light areas as dark (on a piece of film))：the～images on a photographic plate 照相底片上的负像;a～picture底片;

n (1)否定词(句) (word，statement or grammatical form by which something is denied)[C]：express/give/receive a～ 表达否定的观点/给予否定的回答/得到否定的答复;“No” and “never” are～s. no和never都是否定词。The～of “You can go.” is “You cannot go.”“You can go.”的否定句是“You cannot go.”。

(2)(摄影)底片，负片(the photographic film，from which prints are made，on which light and dark are reversed)[C]：a hard～ 强反差底片;I gave away the prints，but I still have the～s. 我把照片都散发出去了，但是底片还在我手里。

in the negative(fml)否定地：The vote was unanimous;no one voted in the～. 表决意见一致，没有人投反对票。

v 拒绝;否决(定)(refuse;say “no” to)[T+n]：～a request/an application/a theory/a plan/an idea/a notion 拒绝一种要求/拒绝一项申请/否定一种理论/否定一项计划/否定一种意见/否决一项动议;

→′negatively adv 否定地;消极地