negative
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 否定,否定语,负数,底片
- adj.
- 否定的,消极的,负的,阴性的
- n.
- 负数,负值
演变路径(由近及远)
原始词根
原始印欧语 *h₁eǵ-
词源说明
From Middle English negative, negatif, from Old French negatif, from Latin negātīvus (“that denies, negative”), from negāre (“to deny”); see negate.
释义(英文)
形容词 Adjective
- Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
- (mathematics) Of a number: less than zero.
- (medicine) Of a test result: not positive, not detected.
- (physics) Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles [from the 18th c.]