neg‧a‧tive 1 S2 W2 AC / neɡətɪv / 形容词

1 bad harmful, unpleasant, or not wanted 反义词 positive :

My drinking was starting to have a negative effect on my work.

the negative aspects of ageing

On the negative side , it will cost a lot.

2 not liking somebody/something considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc and not the good ones 反义词 positive :

students with a negative attitude to school

They have a uniformly negative image of the police.

Jean rarely sounded so negative about her mother.

3 no/not

a) saying or meaning ‘no’

negative answer/reply/response

He gave a negative answer without any explanation.

b) containing one of the words ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘nothing’, ‘never’ etc 反义词 affirmative

4 scientific test not showing any sign of the chemical or medical condition that was being looked for 反义词 positive :

The pregnancy test was negative.

A person can be recently infected by HIV and have a negative result.

5 electricity technical a negative charge is carried by electron s 反义词 positive

6 number/quantity less than zero 同义词 minus 反义词 positive :

negative numbers

a negative return on our investment (= a loss )

7 blood technical used in the names of blood types, meaning not having the Rhesus factor 反义词 positive

— negatively 副词