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单词 passivity
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passivity

/paˈsɪvɪti /
noun [mass noun]
1Acceptance of what happens, without active response or resistance: the perceived passivity of the populace is deceptive the passivity of television watching...
  • Both plays portray female characters unwilling to accept the female role of passivity.
  • He was enraged by the academy's passivity during the affair.
  • These lines play with the notion of human passivity.
2 Chemistry The state of inactivity of a metal made unreactive by a thin inert surface layer of oxide: nickel increases the overall passivity of the iron...
  • Chromium imparts passivity of ferrous alloys when present in amounts of more than about 11 per cent, particularly if conditions are strongly oxidizing.
  • The addition of molybdenum extends the range of passivity in solutions of low oxidizing characteristics.
  • The alternation of the oxide layer results in the loss of passivity.
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