positively

英 ['pɒzətɪvlɪ] 美['pɑzətɪvli]

adv. 肯定地；明确地；断然地

近义词 yes simply indeed so

CET6 低频词

英英释义

1. extremely;: "it was positively monumental"

2. so as to be positive; in a positive manner;: "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively"

考试真题

Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.

Unhappy people cannot think positively

The jury believed the testimony of the two victims, who positively identified Jackson as the man who has attacked them.

So we've been looking at other ways of seeing whether this motivation to view oneself positively is shaped by cultural experiences.

We are not the ones to decide on the establishment of marine protected areas, but we hope to contribute positively with our knowledge and experience.

And the stock market reacts positively when companies tie CEO pay to, say, stock prices, a sign that those practices build up corporate value not just for the CEO.

During the Depression and the war, Americans had learned to live with less, and that restraint, in combination with the postwar confidence in the future, made small, efficient housing positively stylish.

It says that the problem is not merely that people do bad science, but that our current system of career advancement positively encourages it.

实用场景例句

The instructions were not just confusing, they were positively misleading.: 这些指示不单令人迷惑，而且肯定会误导人。

Very few of those interviewed spoke positively about their childhood.: 接受采访的人当中，很少有人说他们的童年是快乐的。

Thinking positively is one way of dealing with stress.: 保持乐观是对付压力的一种方法。

Investors reacted positively to news of the takeover.: 投资者对公司收购的消息反应积极。

Her attacker has now been positively identified by police.: 袭击她的人现在已被警方确认。

positively charged protons: 带正电的质子

This is positively the worst thing that I can even imagine...: 这确实是我能想象到的最糟糕的事情。

This is positively the last chance for the industry to establish such a system.: 这绝对是该产业建立这样一个体系的最后机会了。

He's changed since he came back — he seems positively cheerful...: 他回来后变了个样，看起来确实很高兴。

Parents are positively encouraged to be at school whenever possible.: 我们非常鼓励父母无论何时，只要可能就去求学。

I will treat things positively and make my hopeful ideas come true.: 我会积极看待事物并让我乐观的想法成为现实.

Wetland projects provide an opportunity to positively contribute to regional biodiversity and preservation of natural ecosystems.: 湿地项目对区域生物多样性和自然生态系统的保护有积极的贡献.

First, improves the production and the supplies positively, the alleviation commodity supply and demand is contradictory.: 一是积极改善生产和供给, 缓解重要商品供求矛盾.

His ideas are positively antediluvian!: 他的思想是纯粹的老古董!

This report is positively denied in official circles, who affirm that nothing of the kind occurred , but that the story is made out of whole cloth.: 这篇报导为官方人士所断然否认, 他们断言根本没有这回事, 其内容纯属捏造.

The rush to get hold of their father's money seemed positively indecent.: 他们争夺父亲的钱财,实在是丧尽天良.

The man looked positively ancient.: 那个男子看起来实在老得很.

She was positively glowing with happiness.: 她满脸幸福.

That skirt of hers is positively indecent.: 她那条裙子实在不雅.

The hype and fervour surrounding the event positively invited scepticism.: 围绕这件事的大肆渲染和热情必然会引起人们的怀疑.

The weather was positively poisonous.: 这天气着实讨厌.

She positively beamed with satisfaction.: 她非常满意地笑了.

Electrons are negatively charged with electricity, protons are positively charged.: 电子是带负电荷的, 质子是带正电荷的.

He's not just fat. He's positively gross!: 他不只是胖, 他是过于肥胖!

There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.: 她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气.

His cool green eyes became positively frosty.: 他冷冷的绿眼睛好像结了一层霜.

助记提示

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: 着实、敲定、确定下来，或者主观、武断地确定下来，或者主观地认为确定下来了。
6. 即：由字面、词源含义(placed down, laid down)引申表示为：主观心理的、客观实际的放下来了、确定下来的、定下来了。
7. positive + -ly.

双语例句

1. The expectant mothers that Amy had encountered positively glowed with pride.: 埃米遇见的准妈妈们个个洋溢着自豪和喜悦。

2. He responded positively and accepted the fee of £1,000 I had offered.: 他作出了肯定的答复，并接受了我给的1，000英镑的费用。

3. Parents are positively encouraged to be at school whenever possible.: 我们非常鼓励父母无论何时，只要可能就去求学。

4. Cats positively revel in heat, whether natural or man-made.: 猫确实喜暖，不管是自然的还是人工创造的温暖环境。

5. Father Auberon's Academy Club positively heaved with dashing young men.: 父亲奥伯龙的“学院俱乐部”里真的是有为青年济济一堂。

英文词源

positively (adv.): mid-15c., "in a definite way," from positive (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "absolutely" is from 1777.

词态变化

比较级: more positively;最高级: most positively;

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