positive
英 ['pɒzɪtɪv]
美 ['pɑzətɪv]
- adj. 積極的；[數] 正的，[醫][化學] 陽性的；確定的，肯定的；實際的，真實的；絕對的
- n. 正數；[攝] 正片
助記提示
1. posit- + -ive.
2. etymologically means 'placed down, laid down', hence 'emphatically asserted'.
3. from Latin, meaning 'settled by agreement'.
4. => dealing only with facts, absolute, expressed without qualification, confident in opinion, concentrating on what is constructive and good.
5. placed down, laid down: 著實、敲定、確定下來，或者主觀、武斷地確定下來，或者主觀地認為確定下來了。
6. 即：由字麵、詞源含義(placed down, laid down)引申表示為：主觀心理的、客觀實際的放下來了、確定下來的、定下來了。
7. 主觀心理的其實就是認為確定下來了、定下來了，由此引申為：確信的，自信的，有把握的；進一步引申為：懷有希望的，往好的方向走的；進一步引申為：積極的(而非消極的，就是一種樂觀的、正麵的認為確定下來了)；由此進一步引申為更寬泛的、廣義的、各行業的“積極的”含義：陽性的，正數的，剛性的，向性的，趨性的等含義。
8. 該詞的反義詞為：negative.
中文詞源
positive 樂觀的，積極的，實證的，陽性的，正極的來自position,放置，位置，-ive,形容詞後綴。即放好的，有位置的，原用於法律術語解決的，後引申諸多正麵詞義。
英文詞源
- positive (adj.)
- early 14c., originally a legal term meaning "formally laid down," from Old French positif (13c.) and directly from Latin positivus "settled by agreement, positive" (opposed to naturalis "natural"), from positus, past participle of ponere "put, place" (see position (n.)).
Sense of "absolute" is from mid-15c. Meaning in philosophy of "dealing only with facts" is from 1590s. Sense broadened to "expressed without qualification" (1590s), then "confident in opinion" (1660s); mathematical use is from 1704; in electricity, 1755. Psychological sense of "concentrating on what is constructive and good" is recorded from 1916. - positive (n.)
- 1520s, from positive (adj.).
雙語例句
- 1. Remember, keep a positive attitude and good things will happen.
- 記住：保持樂觀的心態，好事自然會發生。
來自美劇《摩登家庭》
- 2. You have to do everything you can. You have to work your hardest. And if you do, if you stay positive, then you have a shot at a silver lining.
- 你必須全力以赴，最大限度地去努力。如果你這麽做，並且保持樂觀，你就會看見烏雲背後的幸福線。
來自電影《烏雲背後的幸福線》
- 3. I'm as positive as I can be about it.
- 我對它有絕對的把握。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. A positive pregnancy test soon confirmed her intuitive feelings.
- 陽性孕檢結果很快證實了她的直覺。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The athlete received a two-year suspension following a positive drug test.
- 該運動員因尿檢結果呈陽性而被停賽兩年。
來自柯林斯例句