1795 (with an isolated use from 1620s), back-formation from negation, or else from Latin negatus, past participle of negare. Related: Negated; negates; negating.
雙語例句
1. They are under pressure to negate their femaleness.
她們承受著否認(rèn)自己女性身份的壓力。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Our actions often negate our principles.
我們的行為時(shí)常與我們所信奉的原則背道而弛.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. He warned that to negate the results of elections would only make things worse.
他警告說，否定選舉的結(jié)果只會(huì)使事情更糟。
來自辭典例句
4. This does not negate the idea of migratory aptitude.
這并沒有否定遷移能力這一概念.
來自辭典例句
5. Mass advertising could negate the classical theory of supply and demand.