passive

['pæsiv]

adj.被动的, 消极的
n.被动性

a.

1. 被动的; 消极的

His response was passive.

他的反应是被动的。

2. 顺从的, 顺服的

The slaves gave passive obedience to their master.

奴隶们乖乖地服从他们的主人。

3. 【语】被动的; 被动语态的[Z]

4. 【化】惰性的; 耐腐蚀的[Z]

n.

1. 【语】被动语态[U]

2. 【语】被动态的动词[C]

词形变化

副词: passively | 名词: passiveness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.不活动的; 被动的

inactive  dormant  quiescent  submissive  unresisting  compliant  yielding  docile  mild  gentle  

同义参见:

patient  obedient  asleep  meek  accessible  sleepy  vegetable  conformable  acquiescent  peaceable  

反义:

a.被动的; 消极的

active  

英英释义

名词 passive:

the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb

同义词：passive voice

形容词 passive:

lacking in energy or will- George Meredith

同义词：inactive

peacefully resistant in response to injustice

同义词：peaceful

expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

补充

passivepassive英:[ˈpæsiv] 美:[ˈpæsɪv]adj.1.被动的; 消极的; 不抵抗的He has a passive disposition.他个性消极。2.冷漠的, 不关心的He has a passive expression on his face.他脸上有一种漠然的表情。

例句

1. His passive attitude made things easier for me.他顺从的态度使我做起事来容易了一些。 2. Even passive acceptance of the regime was a kind of collaboration.即使被动地接受该政权也是一种通敌。 3. They want less passive ways of filling their time.他们需要一些更为主动的方式来打发时间。 4. the passive enjoyment one gets from looking at a painting从观赏绘画中获得的被动享受 5. The hands must remain passive.手必须保持不动。 6. Today, we are passive objects who fear our surroundings, rather than active subjects who determine the future.今天, 我们是畏惧环境的消极客体, 而不是决定未来的积极主体。 7. a passive network无源网络 8. a passive communications satellite无源通信卫星 9. the women were portrayed as passive victims.这些妇女被描绘成被动的受害者。 10. Some people prefer to play a passive role in meetings.有些人在会议上宁可表现得消极被动。 11. In the sentence ‘He was bitten by a dog’, the verb is passive.在He was bitten by a dog这句中，动词是被动式。 You can also say: ‘The verb is in the passive’. 表示动词是被动式，可说The verb is in the passive。 12. His passive acceptance of the decision surprised us.他被动地接受了决定令我们惊讶。 13. "In her books, women are often portrayed in passive roles."在她的书中，女性常常被描述成被动的角色。 14. "“Hits” in “She hits the ball” is active, while “hit” in “The ball was hit” is passive."在句子She hits the ball中，hits是主动语态；而在句子The ball was hit中，hit是被动语态。 15. "In “He was hit by the ball,” “hit” is a passive verb."在句子He was hit by the ball中，hit是被动动词。 16. The sentence “The house was destroyed by the tornado” is written in the passive voice.在The house was destroyed by the tornado句中使用了被动语态。 17. a passive sentence被动句 18. He waited passively for me to decide.他被动地等我做决定。 19. She was angered by the passivity of her coworkers.她被同事们消极的状态激怒了。