Tra từ negative - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

nega·tive AW [negative negatives] adjective, noun, verb BrE [ˈneɡətɪv] NAmE [ˈneɡətɪv]
adjective

BAD
1. bad or harmful
• The crisis had a negative effect on trade.
• The whole experience was definitely more positive than negative.
Opp: ↑positive

NOT HOPEFUL
2. considering only the bad side of sth/sb; lacking enthusiasm or hope
• Scientists have a fairly negative attitude to the theory.
• ‘He probably won't show up.’ ‘Don't be so negative.’
Opp: ↑positive

NO
3. expressing the answer ‘no’
• His response was negative.
• They received a negative reply.
Opp: ↑affirmative

GRAMMAR
4. containing a word such as ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘never’, etc
•a negative form/sentence

SCIENTIFIC TEST
5. (abbr.neg.)not showing any evidence of a particular substance or medical condition
• Her pregnancy test was negative.
Opp: ↑positive

ELECTRICITY
6. (technical)containing or producing the type of electricity that is carried by an ↑electron
•a negative charge/current
•the negative terminal of a battery
Opp: ↑positive

NUMBER/QUANTITY
7. less than zero
•a negative trade balance
Opp: ↑positive

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin negativus, from negare ‘deny’.

Thesaurus:
negative adj.
1.
•The crisis had a negative effect on trade.
damaging • • bad • • ill • • destructive • |formal harmful • • detrimental • • pernicious •
Opp: positive
a negative/damaging/bad/destructive/harmful/detrimental/pernicious effect /ill effects
a negative/damaging/bad/destructive/pernicious influence
negative/damaging/bad/harmful publicity
2.
•He's been rather negative about the idea.
pessimistic • • gloomy • • bleak • • dark • • depressing • • miserable • • black • |informal downbeat •
Opp: positive
negative/pessimistic/miserable about sth
a negative/pessimistic/gloomy/bleak outlook
negative/gloomy/dark/depressing/black thoughts
paint a negative/pessimistic/gloomy/bleak/depressing picture (of sb/sth)

Example Bank:
•He tested negative for HIV infection.
•He's been rather negative about the idea.
•Reaction to last night's attack was uniformly negative.
•She spoke in entirely negative terms.
•Some people have accused me of being overly negative.
•The antibody test proved negative.
•The urine tests were negative for protein.
•Their attitude was highly negative.
•the strongly negative implications of these survey results
•‘He probably won't show up.’ ‘Don't be so negative.’
•I don't want to sound unduly negative, but I simply couldn't see the point.
•Negative side effects of the drug can occur and include drowsiness and headaches.
•Scientists have a fairly negative attitude to the theory.
•The whole experience was definitely more positive than negative.
•We try to pinpoint the cause of any negative feelings.
Derived Word: ↑negatively

noun

NO
1. a word or statement that means ‘no’; a refusal or ↑denial: (formal) She answered in the negative (= said ‘no’).
Opp: ↑affirmative

IN PHOTOGRAPHY
2. a developed film showing the dark areas of an actual scene as light and the light areas as dark
•Keep the negatives in case you want more prints later.
compare ↑positive

IN SCIENTIFIC TEST
3. the result of a test or an experiment that shows that a substance or condition is not present
•The percentage of false negatives generated by the cancer test is of great concern.
Opp: ↑positive

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin negativus, from negare ‘deny’.

Example Bank:
•His interest in photography started with him developing negatives that he found lying around the house.
•She answered the question in the negative.
•We must assume that the spy kept the negatives.
•a high proportion of false negatives

verb (formal)
1. ~ sth to refuse to agree to a proposal or a request
2. ~ sth to prove that sth is not true
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin negativus, from negare ‘deny’.