negate
英 [nɪˈɡeɪt]
美 [nɪˈɡeɪt]
- vt. 否定;取消;使无效
- vi. 否定;否认;无效
- n. 对立面;反面
negate 否定,使无效来自拉丁语negare,否认,否定,说不,词源同no,deny.
- negate (v.)
- 1795 (with an isolated use from 1620s), back-formation from negation, or else from Latin negatus, past participle of negare. Related: Negated; negates; negating.
- 1. They are under pressure to negate their femaleness.
- 她们承受着否认自己女性身份的压力。
- 2. Our actions often negate our principles.
- 我们的行为时常与我们所信奉的原则背道而弛.
- 3. He warned that to negate the results of elections would only make things worse.
- 他警告说,否定选举的结果只会使事情更糟。
- 4. This does not negate the idea of migratory aptitude.
- 这并没有否定迁移能力这一概念.
- 5. Mass advertising could negate the classical theory of supply and demand.
- 大宗广告可以否定古典经济学的供求理论.