negation
UK/ni'geiʃәn/US
IELTSGREC1
Definitions
n.
The act of denying or contradicting something.
否定，否认
n.
(Logic/grammar) The operation that makes a statement mean 'not'; the opposite of something.
（逻辑/语法）否定（使命题变为"非"）；对立面
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedneg (say no, deny) + -ation (act of) = 'the act of saying no.' Negation is the noun for denying or contradicting. In logic and grammar it is the technical name for the 'not' operation — turning a statement into its opposite.
Root neg still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.double negation双重否定
- 2.logical negation逻辑否定
- 3.the negation of对……的否定
Example Sentences
- 1.
In logic, the negation of 'it is raining' is 'it is not raining.'
- 2.
Her silence was a clear negation of his proposal.
- 3.
Double negation can make a sentence confusing.