Negative clause
[计] 负子句
🧩 词语组成解析
negative
['nɛɡətɪv]
adj. 消极的，否认的;[数]负的;[心]反抗性的;无预期结果的;
n. 否定词语;否定的观点;消极性;[摄]底片;
vt. 否定;拒绝;
negat否认+ive形容词后缀 → 否认的；n. 底片
clause
[klɔ:z]
n. 从句，分句;条款，款项;
🗣️ 情景例句
But at my age,
但是，像我这般年纪，
The worker is pounding steel pipes to mend the leakage of water.
管道工为了修缮漏水而敲打着下水道的铁管。
the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.
一会儿工夫，狱卒重新登台，拿来一副眼镜以及平时使用的那封信，然后为那囚犯念了起来。