positive是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 确定的, 明确的; (指人) 确信的; 实际的, 有用的; [数，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "To eat moderately," said Paganel, "would be positive ingratitude to Providence.
-- replied the Sergeant, in a positive tone.
-- "No, but phosphorescent insects, positive glow-worms, living diamonds, which the ladies of Buenos Ayres convert into magnificent ornaments."
-- Still exactness of details was no positive proof.
-- Next morning very early, they took leave of the young squatters, with hearty thanks and a positive promise from them of a visit to Malcolm Castle when they should return to Europe.
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- There is a dry glitter in his eyes, and a firm set of his thin lips, which goes with a positive and possibly a harsh nature.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- At last, however, on the repeated positive assurance that he really was Prince Muishkin, and must absolutely see the general on business, the bewildered domestic showed him into a little ante-chamber leading to a waiting-room that adjoined the general's study, there handing him over to another ser-vant, whose duty it was to be in this ante-chamber all the morning, and announce visitors to the general.
-- Gavrila Ardalionovitch has just told me of his discovery, and assures me that he has positive proofs.
-- Please note that we have positive proofs!I can hardly believe it my-self, I assure you; I do not yet believe it; I am still doubtful, because Gavrila Ardalionovitch has not had time to go into details; but there can be no further doubt that Tchebaroff is a rogue!He has deceived poor Mr. Burdovsky, and all of you, gentlemen, who have come forward so nobly to sup-port your friend (he evidently needs support, I quite see that!).
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The most positive mandate from him who seemed the acknowledged leader, was liable to be violated at each moment by any rash hand that might choose to sacrifice a victim to the manes of some dead friend or relative.
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "Anyhow, there's one thing I'm positive of, he didn't go away with anyone.
-- "In that case he has a positive genius for covering up his tracks."
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It's an acrostic the name at this moment is Warren, and the idea's a convertible one, and a positive inspiration for Jarley.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- In his closing words the justiciary, contrary to the positive requirements of section 1, chapter 801 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, failed to explain to the jury of what legal elements the theory of guilt consisted; nor did he tell them that if they found that Maslova gave the poison to Smelkoff, but without intent to kill, they had the power to discharge her.'
-- Besides, there is a great difference between the ravings of ideologists and the data of positive economic science."
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She'll be positive in death.
-- Here was a direction and a positive force to be lent to his child, he need not leave her directionless and defenceless.
-- Their interest lay chiefly in the reaction against the positive order, the destructive reaction.
-- She always envied, almost with resentment, the strange positive fullness that subsisted in the atmosphere around Ursula and Birkin.
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This picture, she had allowed herself to believe, might have been accidentally obtained; it might not have been Edward's gift; but a correspondence between them by letter, could subsist only under a positive engagement, could be authorised by nothing else; for a few moments, she was almost overcome her heart sunk within her, and she could hardly stand; but exertion was indispensably necessary; and she struggled so resolutely against the oppression of her feelings, that her success was speedy, and for the time complete.
-- I must do THIS justice to Mr. Willoughby he has broken no positive engagement with my sister."
-- No positive engagement indeed!after taking her all over Allenham House, and fixing on the very rooms they were to live in hereafter!"
-- The name of Willoughby, John Willoughby, frequently repeated, first caught my attention; and what followed was a positive assertion that every thing was now finally settled respecting his marriage with Miss Grey it was no longer to be a secret it would take place even within a few weeks, with many particulars of preparations and other matters.
-- Had both the children been there, the affair might have been determined too easily by measuring them at once; but as Harry only was present, it was all conjectural assertion on both sides; and every body had a right to be equally positive in their opinion, and to repeat it over and over again as often as they liked.
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