negation
UK/ni'geiʃәn/US
IELTSGREC1
释义
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
词根拆分
词根派生neg(说不、否认)+ -ation(行为)= "说不的行为"。negation 是"否认、反驳"的名词。在逻辑和语法里,它是"非"这个操作的专业名称——把命题变成它的反面。
词根 neg 还连着 7 个词常用搭配
- 1.double negation双重否定
- 2.logical negation逻辑否定
- 3.the negation of对……的否定
例句
- 1.
In logic, the negation of 'it is raining' is 'it is not raining.'
在逻辑里,"在下雨"的否定是"没有下雨"。
- 2.
Her silence was a clear negation of his proposal.
她的沉默是对他提议的明确否定。
- 3.
Double negation can make a sentence confusing.
双重否定会让句子变得令人困惑。