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negation

/nəˈɡeɪʃən/

Meanings
noun

否定，否认。

The act of negating something.

Examples :

"Her constant negation of my ideas at work made it difficult to collaborate. "
她在工作中总是否定我的想法，这让合作变得很困难。
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noun

否定，否认。

A proposition which is the contradictory of another proposition and which can be obtained from that other proposition by the appropriately placed addition/insertion of the word "not". (Or, in symbolic logic, by prepending that proposition with the symbol for the logical operator "not".)

Examples :

"The negation of the statement "My son is happy" is "My son is not happy." "
“我儿子很高兴”这句话的否定是“我儿子不高興”。
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Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

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collaborate verb

/kəˈlabəɹeɪt/

合作，协作

"The students collaborated on their science project to earn a good grade. "

学生们为了取得好成绩，合作完成了他们的科学项目。

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proposition noun

/ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/

提议，建议。

"My teacher made a proposition for a new class project: a school-wide recycling drive. "

我的老师提出了一个关于新班级项目的提议：全校范围内的回收活动。

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prepending verb

/ˌpriːˈpɛndɪŋ/ /priˈpɛndɪŋ/

加前缀，添加前缀。

"When organizing my files, I am prepending the date to each filename to make them easier to sort. "

在整理文件时，我会在每个文件名前面加上日期，这样它们就更容易排序了。

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appropriately adverb

/əˈproʊpriətli/ /əˈproʊpriətliː/

恰当，适当地，妥当地

"The student answered the questions appropriately, showing they understood the lesson. "

这个学生恰当地回答了问题，表明他们理解了课程内容。

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propositions noun

/ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃənz/ /ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃənz/

提议，建议。

"The teacher asked us to write down five propositions for improving our school's recycling program. "

老师让我们写下五条关于改进学校回收项目的提议。

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contradictory noun

/ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktəɹi/ /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/

矛盾，对立面

"The politician's statements about lowering taxes and increasing government spending were a clear contradictory. "

这位政客关于降低税收和增加政府开支的说法，明显是自相矛盾的。

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contradiction noun

/ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ /ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/

矛盾，自相矛盾

"His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting."

他对这个提议的反驳很有意思。

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insertion noun

/ɪnˈsɝʃən/

插入，嵌入

"The insertion of a new paragraph improved the flow of the essay. "

插入一个新段落使文章的流畅性得到了提升。

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understood verb

/ʌndəɹˈstʊd/

理解，明白，领会

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

我的老师解释了新的数学概念，我完全领会了。

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statement noun

/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/ /ˈsteɪtmənt/

声明，陈述.

"My teacher made a statement about the importance of studying hard. "

我的老师就努力学习的重要性发表了一番陈述。

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difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

使 затруднить，使复杂，为难

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

新软件上那些复杂的说明让我无法按时完成项目。