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Negation Statement Democracy Shook I   [Formal 正式 英

英语单词 negation
英美音标 英 [nɪ'ɡeɪʃn] 美 [nɪ'ɡeɪʃn]
中文释义 n.对立面;否定;否认;反对;不存在
英语例句 (1) This political system was the negation of democracy.
(2) She shook her head in negation.
中文例句 (1) 这种政治制度是对民主的否定。
(2) 她摇头表示拒绝。
vocabulary简明 A negation is a refusal or denial of something. If your friend thinks you owe him five dollars and you say that you don’t, your statement is a negation.
vocabulary扩展 A negation is a statement that cancels out or denies another statement or action. "I didn't kill the butler" could be a negation, along with "I don't know where the treasure is." The act of saying one of these statements is also a negation. Some negations can be good news, like “No, you don’t have a cavity” or “No, that report isn’t due today.”
柯林斯解释
1
[N-SING 单数名词]反面;对立面;否定 The negation of something is its complete opposite or something which destroys it or makes it lose its effect.
  [N of n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Unintelligible legislation is the negation of the rule of law and of parliamentary democracy.

    晦涩的法律法规有悖于法治和议会民主。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]否定;否认;拒绝 Negation is disagreement, refusal, or denial.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • The editor grimaced, gesturing in negation...

    编辑一脸苦相,做了个拒绝的手势。

  • Irena shook her head, but in bewilderment, not negation.

    伊连娜摇了摇头,是困惑,而非拒绝。

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