| 单词 | passivenesses |
| 释义 | passive /pasˈiv/adjective
ORIGIN: L passīvus, from patī, passus to suffer passˈivate transitive verb (engineering) To give (a metal) greater resistance to corrosion by coating the surface with eg oxides or phosphates passˈively adverb passˈiveness noun passˈivism noun Passive resistance passˈivist noun A passive resister passivˈity noun passˈive-aggressˈive adjective (psychology) Resisting the demands of others and seeking to manipulate them while avoiding direct confrontation passive immunity noun The short-term immunity acquired either artificially, through the administration of antibodies, or naturally, as in the very young who receive antibodies through the placenta or in colostrum passive obedience noun
passive resistance noun Deliberate refusal (on principle) to do what law or regulation orders, and submission to the consequent penalties passive resister noun passive smoking noun The involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke that has been produced by others |
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