passive

adjective

UK /ˈpæsɪv/

1
accepting what happens without trying to control or change events or to react to things
a helpless and passive victim
Watching television is a relatively passive activity.
Synonyms and related words
Showing no emotions and unaffected by emotions
blank
restrained
impassive
2
linguisticsin passive verbs or clauses, the subject is the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb. For example in the sentence ‘The order was delivered the next day’, the verb group ‘was delivered’ is passive, and the clause is in the passive voice.
Synonyms and related words
Describing words, clauses and sentences
anaphoric
cataphoric
compound
See alsoactive
See alsovoice

单词	passive
释义	passive adjective UK /ˈpæsɪv/ Other entries for this word the passive noun passive smoking noun passive resistance noun DEFINITIONS2 1 accepting what happens without trying to control or change events or to react to things a helpless and passive victim Watching television is a relatively passive activity. Synonyms and related words Showing no emotions and unaffected by emotions blank restrained impassive 2 linguisticsin passive verbs or clauses, the subject is the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb. For example in the sentence ‘The order was delivered the next day’, the verb group ‘was delivered’ is passive, and the clause is in the passive voice. Synonyms and related words Describing words, clauses and sentences anaphoric cataphoric compound See alsoactive See alsovoice derived words passively adverb Synonyms and related words Showing no emotions and unaffected by emotions blank restrained impassive passivity noun Synonyms and related words Showing no emotions and unaffected by emotions blank restrained impassive Synonyms and related words Lack of action or activity inaction avoidance standstill passive adjective US /ˈpæsɪv/ Other entries for this word the passive noun passive smoking noun passive resistance noun DEFINITIONS2 1 accepting what happens without trying to control or change events or to react to things a helpless and passive victim Watching television is a relatively passive activity. Synonyms and related words Showing no emotions and unaffected by emotions blank restrained impassive 2 linguisticsin passive verbs or clauses, the subject is the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb. For example in the sentence “The order was delivered the next day,” the verb group “was delivered” is passive, and the clause is in the passive voice. Synonyms and related words Describing words, clauses and sentences anaphoric cataphoric compound See alsoactive See alsovoice derived words passively adverb Synonyms and related words Showing no emotions and unaffected by emotions blank restrained impassive passivity noun Synonyms and related words Lack of action or activity inaction avoidance standstill Synonyms and related words Showing no emotions and unaffected by emotions blank restrained impassive
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