| 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 [FORMAL 正式]
2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]否定;否认;拒绝 Negation is disagreement, refusal, or denial. [FORMAL 正式]
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