expressing "no"

We received a negative answer to our request. 我们的请求遭到了拒绝。

A negative sentence or phrase is one that contains a word such as "not", "no", "never", or "nothing".

"I've never seen him in my life" is a negative sentence. “我一生从未见过他”是个否定句。

"Don't" and "do not" are negative forms of "do". don't 和 do not 是 do 的否定形式。

not expecting good things, or likely to consider only the bad side of a situation

a negative attitude 消极态度

You're so negative about everything! 你对任何事情都如此消极！

Opposite: positive (HOPEFUL)

bad or harmful

The warm winter has had a very negative effect/impact on the ski industry. 温暖的冬天对滑雪业有非常负面的影响。

of the type of electrical charge that is carried by electrons

Opposite: positive (ELECTRICITY)

(of a test) showing that an illness, condition, drug, chemical, etc. is not present

a negative pregnancy test 呈阴性的妊娠化验结果

The results of his HIV test were negative. 他的艾滋病病毒测试结果为阴性。

Any urine test result that is negative for methadone should be discussed with the patient immediately.

Opposite: positive (TEST RESULT)

(of a number or amount) less than zero

negative numbers 负数

Opposite: positive (ABOVE ZERO)

not having the rhesus factor in the blood

Her blood type is O negative. 她的血型是O型阴性。

Opposite: positive (BLOOD TYPE)

an image in which dark areas of what is being photographed appear light and light areas of what is being photographed appear dark, the opposite to a normal image

black-and-white/colour negatives 黑白／彩色底片

I've borrowed the negatives of her wedding photos so I can get some pictures printed. 我借来了她结婚照的底片，这样我可以加印几张。

a word or statement that expresses "no"

I didn't hear your answer, Ed - was that a negative? 我没听见你的回答，爱德华——是否定的吗？

I'm afraid the reply was definitely in the negative (= was "no"). 我想我的答复绝对是否定的。

Compare: affirmative adjective

a bad feature or characteristic

He always looks for the negatives in any situation. 不管在什么情形下，他总是会找不好的一面。