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单词 negation
释义 negation
 —negational,  adj.   —negationist,  n.  
 /ni gay"sheuhn/,  n.  
  1. the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
  2. a denial: a negation of one's former beliefs.
  3. something that is without existence; nonentity.
  4. the absence or opposite of something that is actual, positive, or affirmative: Darkness is the negation of light.
  5. a negative statement, idea, concept, doctrine, etc.; a contradiction, refutation, or rebuttal: a shameless lie that demands a negation.
 [1375-1425; late ME < L negation- (s. of negatio) denial. See NEGATE, -ION]
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