privative
/ˈprɪvətɪv/adjective
1- (of an action or state) marked by the absence, removal, or loss of some quality or attribute that is normally present（行为, 状态）缺乏（或排除、失去）某种品质（或属性）的。
1.1
- (of a statement or term) denoting the absence or loss of an attribute or quality（叙述, 说法）缺失某属性（或品质）的：
parliament may insert a privative clause to achieve this result.
为实现这一目标议会可能增加一项缺乏特性的条文。
1.2
- Grammar (of a particle or affix) expressing absence or negation, for example the Greek a-,meaning 'not', in atypical【语法】（小品词, 词缀）表示“缺乏”、“否定”的（如atypical中的a-表示“不”）。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin privativus 'denoting privation'，from privat- 'deprived' （see PRIVATION）.