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

positive UK [ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv] US [ˈpɑː.zə.t ̬ɪv] adjective

HOPEFUL

1. <E > hopeful and confident, or giving cause for hope and confidence
• a positive attitude
• On a more positive note, we're seeing signs that the housing market is picking up.
• The past ten years have seen some very positive developments in East-West relations.
• There was a very positive response to our new design - people seemed very pleased with it.
Opposite negative
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Hoping and hopefulness ↑Potential

• The most important thing is to go into the exam feeling positive.
• It's a humbling experience to see people being so positive about life when they have so little.
• He has a fairly positive outlook on life.
• Whilst claiming to promote positive images of women, advertisers are in fact doing the very opposite.
• The UN called on all parties in the conflict to take a positive stance towards the new peace initiative.

CERTAIN
2. certain and without any doubt
• + (that) Are you positive (that) you saw me switch the iron off?
• "Are you sure it's okay for me to use your mother's car?" "Positive."
• "It was him - I saw him take it." "Are you positive about that?"
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Confidence and self-assurance ↑Showing arrogance and conceit

TEST RESULTS
3. (of a medical test) showing that a person has the disease or condition for which they are being tested
• a positive pregnancy test
• He's HIV positive.
• She tested positive for hepatitis.
Opposite negative
Thesaurus⁺: ↑General bodily disorders

COMPLETE
4. before noun (used to add force to an expression) complete
• Far from being a nuisance, she was a positive joy to have around.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Very and extreme ↑Complete and whole ↑Intensifying expressions

ABOVE ZERO
5. (of a number or amount) more than zero
• Two is a positive number.
Opposite negative
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Terms for numbers

ELECTRICITY
6. being the type of electrical charge which is carried by protons
Opposite negative
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Electricity and electronics

BLOOD TYPE
7. having the rhesus factor in the blood
• My blood type is O positive.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑The circulatory system and blood
Derived: positiveness