Positive

['pɒzɪtɪv] or ['pɑzətɪv]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject.

(noun.) the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution.

(adj.) having a positive charge; 'protons are positive' .

(adj.) formally laid down or imposed; 'positive laws' .

(adj.) characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; 'a positive attitude'; 'the reviews were all positive'; 'a positive benefit'; 'a positive demand' .

(adj.) greater than zero; 'positive numbers' .

(adj.) reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion; 'positive increase in graduating students' .

(adj.) indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; 'a positive pregnancy test' .

安娜贝拉錄入--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative.

(a.) Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but depends on the different tastes individuals.

(a.) Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive declaration or promise.

(a.) Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition, qualification, or discretion; not dependent on circumstances or probabilities; not speculative; compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable; decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth; positive proof.

(a.) Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by arbitrary appointment; said of laws.

(a.) Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes, overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.

(a.) Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a positive voice in legislation.

(a.) Corresponding with the original in respect to the position of lights and shades, instead of having the lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.

(a.) Electro-positive.

(a.) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.

(n.) That which is capable of being affirmed; reality.

(n.) That which settles by absolute appointment.

(n.) The positive degree or form.

(n.) A picture in which the lights and shades correspond in position with those of the original, instead of being reversed, as in a negative.

(n.) The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.

巴拉克編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

a. [1]. Express, direct, explicit, determinate, defined, precise, definite, clear, unequivocal, unmistakable, categorical, expressed, laid down, not implied.[2]. Real, actual, veritable, substantial, true, absolute, existing in fact, not ideal, not imagined, not negative.[3]. Confident, sure, assured, certain, fully convinced.[4]. Dogmatic, stubborn, peremptory, obstinate, over-confident, tenacious.

詹妮整理

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:real, actual, substantial, absolute, independent, unconditional, unequivocal,explicit, fixed, settled, definitive, indisputable, decisive, express, enacted,assured, confident, direct, dogmatic, overbearing, dogmatical

ANT:Negative, insubstantial, unreal, fictitious, imaginary, relative, contingent,dependent, conditional, implied, dubious, questionable, moral, uncertain,doubtful, indirect, occasional, suspicious

編輯:韦斯利

解釋/意思:

adj. definitely placed or laid down: clearly expressed: really existing: actual: not admitting of any doubt or qualification: decisive: settled by distinct appointment: arbitrarily prescribed laid down—opp. to Natural: too confident in opinion: fully assured: certain: (gram.) noting the simple form of an adjective—as Positive degree of comparison: (math.) greater than zero to be added as Positive quantity: (phot.) having the lights and shades in the picture the same as in the original instead of being reversed: (electr.) having a relatively high potential—opp. to Negative (q.v.).—n. that which is placed or laid down: that which may be affirmed: reality: a positive picture—opp. to Negative.—adv. Pos′itively.—ns. Pos′itiveness state or quality of being positive: certainty: confidence; Pos′itivism actual or absolute knowledge; Pos′itivist a believer in positivism.—Pos′itivism Positive philosophy the philosophical system originated by Comte (1798-1857)—its foundation the doctrine that man can have no knowledge of anything but phenomena and that the knowledge of phenomena is relative not absolute.

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