1795 (with an isolated use from 1620s), back-formation from negation, or else from Latin negatus, past participle of negare. Related: Negated; negates; negating.
实用例句
1. They are under pressure to negate their femaleness.
她们承受着否认自己女性身份的压力。来自柯林斯例句
2. Our actions often negate our principles.
我们的行为时常与我们所信奉的原则背道而弛.来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. He warned that to negate the results of elections would only make things worse.
他警告说，否定选举的结果只会使事情更糟。来自辞典例句
4. This does not negate the idea of migratory aptitude.
这并没有否定迁移能力这一概念.来自辞典例句
5. Mass advertising could negate the classical theory of supply and demand.
