passive

adjective

/ˈpæsɪv/

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accepting what happens or what people do without trying to change anything or oppose them
- He played a passive role in the relationship.
- a passive observer of events
- She wore a passive expression on her face as if she didn’t care what happened.
Extra Examples
- Watching TV is a completely passive activity.
- We are passive recipients of information from the world around us.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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(grammar) connected with the form of a verb used when the subject is affected by the action of the verb, for example He was bitten by a dog. compare activeTopics Languageb1

Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (2), also in the sense ‘(exposed to) suffering, acted on by an external agency’): from Latin passivus, from pass- ‘suffered’, from the verb pati.

passive

noun

/ˈpæsɪv/

(also passive voice)

[singular] (grammar)

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the form of a verb used when the subject is affected by the action of the verb compare activeTopics Languageb1
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (2), also in the sense ‘(exposed to) suffering, acted on by an external agency’): from Latin passivus, from pass- ‘suffered’, from the verb pati.

单词	passive
释义	passive adjective /ˈpæsɪv/ /ˈpæsɪv/ jump to other results accepting what happens or what people do without trying to change anything or oppose them He played a passive role in the relationship. a passive observer of events She wore a passive expression on her face as if she didn’t care what happened. Extra Examples Watching TV is a completely passive activity. We are passive recipients of information from the world around us. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry (grammar) connected with the form of a verb used when the subject is affected by the action of the verb, for example He was bitten by a dog. compare activeTopics Languageb1 Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (2), also in the sense ‘(exposed to) suffering, acted on by an external agency’): from Latin passivus, from pass- ‘suffered’, from the verb pati. passive noun /ˈpæsɪv/ /ˈpæsɪv/ (also passive voice) [singular] (grammar) jump to other results the form of a verb used when the subject is affected by the action of the verb compare activeTopics Languageb1 Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (2), also in the sense ‘(exposed to) suffering, acted on by an external agency’): from Latin passivus, from pass- ‘suffered’, from the verb pati.
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