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单词 passivize
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Definition of passivize in English:

passivize

(British passivise)
verb ˈpasɪvʌɪzˈpasəˌvīz
[with object]Grammar

  • Convert (a verb or clause) into the passive form.

    identify the sentences that have been passivized
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We said above that verbs taking an object can be passivised.
    • When the verb is passivised as in (2), two different kinds of passives are observed.

Derivatives

  • passivizable

    • adjective
    Grammar
    • Both of these two constructions are straightforwardly passivisable.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This explains why full prepositional phrases are not passivisable, the only possibility being preposition stranding,

  • passivization

    • noun pasɪvʌɪˈzɛɪʃ(ə)n
    Grammar
    • (2.77) is an instance of object control and it allows passivization.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Marcus demonstrates these claims by successfully applying the parser to examples of passivization and raising.
 
 

Definition of passivize in US English:

passivize

(British passivise)
verbˈpasəˌvīz
[with object]Grammar

  • Convert (a verb or clause) into the passive form.

    a sentence that has been passivized
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When the verb is passivised as in (2), two different kinds of passives are observed.
    • We said above that verbs taking an object can be passivised.
 
 
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