Tra từ negative - Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

negative UK [ˈneg.ə.tɪv] US [-t ̬ɪv] adjective

NO

1. <I > expressing 'no'
• We received a negative answer to our request.
Opposite affirmative
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Yes, no and not
2. <I > A negative sentence or phrase is one which contains a word such as 'not', 'no', 'never' or 'nothing'
• 'I've never seen him in my life' is a negative sentence.
• 'Don't' and 'do not' are negative forms of 'do'.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Grammatical terms

• The negative reply to my complaint really irked me.
• The negative reply dashed his spirits.
• They gave a negative response to our request for help.

WITHOUT HOPE

3. <I > not hopeful, or likely to consider only the bad side of a situation
• a negative attitude
• You're so negative about everything!
Compare positive
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Not hopeful

• She used cognitive therapy on her client to try to inhibit those negative thoughts which were damaging his self-esteem.
• Children's negative feelings often get acted out in bad behaviour.
• There's no need to be so negative about things.
• He's feeling very negative about his exams.
• Why are you being so negative?

ELECTRICITY
4. of the type of electrical charge which is carried by electrons
Opposite positive
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Electricity and electronics

TEST RESULTS
5. (of a medical test) showing that the patient does not have the disease or condition for which he or she has been tested
• a negative pregnancy test
• The results of his HIV test were negative.
Opposite positive
Thesaurus⁺: ↑General bodily disorders

BELOW ZERO
6. (of a number or amount) less than zero
• negative numbers
Opposite positive
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Terms for numbers

BLOOD TYPE
7. not having the rhesus factor in the blood
Thesaurus⁺: ↑The circulatory system and blood
Derived: negatively

noun

PHOTOGRAPH
1. countable ( informal neg ) a piece of film from which a photograph can be produced, and in which light and dark areas appear the opposite way round to the way in which they appear in the photograph
• black-and-white/colour negatives
• I've borrowed the negatives of her wedding photos so I can get some pictures printed.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Photography

NO
2. countable or uncountable a word or statement that expresses 'no'
• I didn't hear your answer, Edward - was that a negative?
• I'm afraid the reply was definitely in the negative (= was 'no').
Compare affirmative
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Yes, no and not