negation
英[nɪ'ɡeɪʃn]
美[nɪ'ɡeɪʃn]
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Noun:
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a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
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the speech act of negating
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(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
- 1. This political system was the negation of democracy.
- 这种政治制度是对民主的否定。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. The author boxed the compass of negation in his article.
- 该作者在文章中依次探讨了各种反面的意见.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The life of an evil man is a moral negation.
- 恶人的生命在道德上是无价值的.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. No reasonable negation can be offered.
- 没有合理的反对意见可以提出.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. Unintelligible legislation is the negation of the rule of law and of parliamentary democracy.
- 晦涩的法律法规有悖于法治和议会民主。
来自柯林斯例句
用作名词 (n.)
- This political system was the negation of democracy.
这种政治制度是对民主的否定。
- She shook her head in negation.
她摇头表示拒绝。