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单词 passivity
释义 pas·siv·i·ty
\paˈsivəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: passive (I) + -ity
1.
 a. : the quality or state of being acted upon from without : passiveness
  < a certain obstinate patient passivity, a certain lying back upon life — J.C.Powys >
  < his aggressive trends were efforts to compensate for his inherent passivity — Charles Anderson >
 b. : an instance of passiveness : something that is passive
  < a vast activity of writers, a vast and hungry passivity of readers — Aldous Huxley >
 c.
  (1) : chemically inactive state : inactivity — used especially of a metal that has lost its normal chemical activity and is resistant to corrosion
  (2) : inactivity of an electrode due to polarization
2. : an absence of activity, initiative, or decisiveness : inertia
 < what amounts in modern battle to stupid passivity — Tom Wintringham >
3. : a submission to the will of another or to outside force : submissiveness
 < has emerged from the passivity of defeat to seize and assert its independence — Time >
4. : the construction of the passive voice : the meaning expressed by the passive voice
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