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单词 positive
释义
Positive
nnoun.communicationthe primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
Synset:positive degree
Hypernyms:adjective adverb
Inherited Hypernyms:positiveadjectivemodifiercontent wordwordlanguage unitpartrelationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:positiveadverbmodifiercontent wordwordlanguage unitpartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
Part Holonyms:lantern slide slide
Hypernyms:film photographic film
Inherited Hypernyms:positivefilmphotographic paperphotographic equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
adjadj.allcharacterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
Attributes:quality
Examples:
  • a positive attitude
  • the reviews were all positive
  • a positive benefit
  • a positive demand
Antonyms:negativeneutral
Derivationally Related Form:positivitypositiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:positive
Similar to:affirmative optimistic constructive
See also:affirmative affirmatory constructive optimistic supportive
adj satadj.allpersuaded of; very sure
Synset:confident convinced
Examples:
  • were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join
  • I am positive he is lying
  • was confident he would win
Antonyms:unsureuncertain
Inherited Hypernyms:convinced
Similar to:certain sure
adj satadj.allinvolving advantage or good
Synset:plus
Examples:
  • a plus (or positive) factor
Antonyms:disadvantageous
Inherited Hypernyms:plus
Similar to:advantageous favorable favourable
adjadj.allindicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
Topic:medical specialtymedicine
Synset:confirming
Examples:
  • a positive pregnancy test
Antonyms:negative
Inherited Hypernyms:positive
Similar to:Gram-positive
adj satadj.allformally laid down or imposed
Synset:prescribed
Examples:
  • positive laws
Antonyms:informal
Inherited Hypernyms:positive
Similar to:formal
adj satadj.allimpossible to deny or disprove
Synset:incontrovertible irrefutable
Examples:
  • incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence
  • proof positive
  • an irrefutable argument
Antonyms:deniable
Derivationally Related Form:positivityincontrovertibilityincontrovertibleness
Inherited Hypernyms:incontrovertible
Similar to:undeniable
adjadj.pertof or relating to positivism
Synset:positivist positivistic
Examples:
  • positivist thinkers
  • positivist doctrine
  • positive philosophy
Derivationally Related Form:positivismpositivistpositiveness
Pertainyms:positivism
Inherited Hypernyms:positivist
adjadj.allreckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
Examples:
  • positive increase in graduating students
Antonyms:negative
Inherited Hypernyms:positive
adj satadj.allgreater than zero
Topic:mathmathematicsmaths
Examples:
  • positive numbers
Antonyms:minus
Derivationally Related Form:positivity
Inherited Hypernyms:positive
Similar to:plus
adj satadj.allhaving a positive charge
Synset:electropositive positively charged
Examples:
  • protons are positive
Antonyms:uncharged
Inherited Hypernyms:positive
Similar to:charged
adj satadj.allmarked by excessive confidence
Synset:cocksure overconfident
Examples:
  • an arrogant and cocksure materialist
  • so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen
  • the less he knows the more positive he gets
Antonyms:diffident
Derivationally Related Form:overconfidencecocksurenesspositiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:cocksure
Similar to:confident
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