消极确认之诉是请求法院确认争议的法律关系不存在或否定某种存在状态的诉。

The negative confirmation suit is requesting the court confirmed the disputant legal relationship does not exist or denies some kinds of existent suit.

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例如，如果有消极对抗的员工允诺会在某个日期之前提供数据，那就在需要这些数据的人面前跟这个员工确认他的承诺。

For instance, if a passive aggressive worker promises to get you data by a specific date, confirm that commitment with the employee in front of someone who needs that data.

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3月25日(健康新闻)——研究人员日前确认，就算是非常小的儿童，当感到沮丧的父母对他们表露出消极情绪的时候，他们也能从中感觉到压力。

FRIDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) — Even very young children can get stressed by depressed parents who display negative emotions toward them, researchers confirm.

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