| 词汇 | passive |
| 释义 | passive 3 ENTRIES FOUND: passive (adjective) passive resistance (noun) passive smoking (noun) passive /ˈpæsɪv/ adjective passive /ˈpæsɪv/ adjective Learner's definition of PASSIVE 1 [more passive; most passive] — used to describe someone who allows things to happen or who accepts what other people do or decide without trying to change anything被动的；消极的 His passive acceptance of the decision surprised us.他被动地接受了决定令我们惊讶。 In her books, women are often portrayed in passive roles.在她的书中，女性常常被描述成被动的角色。 2 grammar a of a verb or voice : showing that the subject of a sentence is acted on or affected by the verb（动词或语态）被动的 “Hits” in “She hits the ball” is active, while “hit” in “The ball was hit” is passive.在句子She hits the ball中，hits是主动语态；而在句子The ball was hit中，hit是被动语态。 In “He was hit by the ball,” “hit” is a passive verb.在句子He was hit by the ball中，hit是被动动词。 ◊ The passive voice is a way of writing or speaking that uses passive verbs.被动语态是一种用被动动词写作或讲话的方式。 The sentence “The house was destroyed by the tornado” is written in the passive voice.在The house was destroyed by the tornado句中使用了被动语态。 — compare active b : containing a passive verb form被动态的；被动的 a passive sentence被动句 — passively adverb He waited passively for me to decide.他被动地等我做决定。 — passivity /pæˈsɪvəti/ noun [noncount] She was angered by the passivity of her coworkers.她被同事们消极的状态激怒了。 |
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