negativity

英 [ˌneɡə'tɪvəti] 美 [ˌneɡə'tɪvəti]

• n. 否定性；消极性

英英释义

Noun:

1. the character of the negative electric pole

2. characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands

3. an amount less than zero

4. (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The act of stealing virtual network property should get the negativity evaluation of the penal code in time.
   盗窃网络虚拟财产行为应及时得到刑法的否定性评价。
2. Of course, in an argument what one spouse says is often in the form of an attack, or is said with such strong negativity that it is hard to hear anything other than an attack.
   当然，在争吵中，配偶一方所说的话通常是以攻击的形式出现，或者带有强烈的否定性以至于很难听到除了攻击以外的任何东西。
3. The company hopes the partner program will quell the negativity.
   该公司希望这个合作伙伴计划将平息这些消极性。
4. One of the most powerful tools to use against this ingrained negativity is to reprogram our thought patterns.
   要对付这种根深蒂固的消极性最为有效的利器之一是重新改造思维模式。

经典引文

• That universal negativity or nothingness which pertains to all finite agents.

  出自： J. Caird

• It's all so depressing and ugly. I can't stand all this negativity.

  出自： P. Carey

• The negativity of the finding..was perhaps the light at the end of the tunnel.

  出自：Times

近反义词

【近义词】

• pessimism 悲观
• disapproval 不赞成
• negativeness 否定性,消极性...
• negativism 否定论
• electronegativity 负电性

【反义词】

• positivity 确实