In Berlin "aspiration can be a negative word," says Philipp Rode of the London School of Economics.

在柏林，远大抱负可能就是个贬义词，伦敦经济学院的Philipp Rode如是说。

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Now the word is “blamestorming, ” a negative word, which means everyone is blaming everyone else for something that goes wrong.

如今，这个词演变成了“blamestorming”(批评风暴)，有贬义色彩，意思是说每个人都怪别人把事情搞砸了。

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A negative sentence contains a negative word.

否定句都包含一个否定词。

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If it's an African American or a bad word, a negative word, I want you to shout out "right," this side, "right."

如果是黑人，不好的词，或贬义词，你们就大叫喊”右“，这边，”右“

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The Hebrew word for "common" is sometimes translated by the English word "profane." That has a negative connotation in English, but in fact it really doesn't bear that negative connotation.

在希伯来词语中“普通“有时指的就是,英文里面的“世俗“，在英文里这个词含贬义，但事实上它并没有这个意思。

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Unfortunately, this tactic has been shown to reduce reputation via negative word of mouth.

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"I think it's too bad, but I do think that feminism has become in many ways a more negative word, " she added.

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Even his ardent fans admit that he's often the opposite of candid, and seldom has a negative word to say about anyone.

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