to negate
01
抵消, 中和
to make something not effective by balancing or counteracting its effects
Transitive: to negate an effect
例子
Adding a negative review can negate the positive impact of previous feedback.
添加负面评论可以抵消之前反馈的积极影响。
Taking a medicine with food may negate its effectiveness due to interaction.
与食物一起服药可能会因相互作用而抵消其效果。
02
否定, 反驳
to express or indicate the opposite or contrary of something
Transitive: to negate a statement
例子
By adding the word " not " to the statement, she negated its meaning: " I am not going to the party. "
通过在声明中添加“not”这个词，她否定了它的意思：“我不去参加聚会。”
The amendment to the contract negated the original terms, specifying that all liabilities would not be assumed by the buyer.
合同的修正案否定了原始条款，规定买方不承担所有责任。
03
否定, 反驳
to say that something either does not exist or is not true
Transitive: to negate a theory or account
例子
He tried to negate the eyewitness accounts by accusing the witnesses of conspiring against him.
他试图通过指控证人密谋反对他来否定目击者的证词。
Scientists gathered new data that helped negate the long-held theory about the formation of the solar system.
科学家们收集了有助于否定关于太阳系形成的长期理论的新数据。
词汇树
negation
negative
negativity
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