passive 音标拼音: [p'æsɪv]
a . 被动的;消极的被动消极的东西;被动语态,被动式
被动的;消极的被动消极的东西;被动语态,被动式
passive 被动元件;无源;被动;消极
passive 无源 被动
passive adj 1 :
lacking in energy or will ; "
Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself "-
George Meredith [
synonym :
{
passive }, {
inactive }] [
ant : {
active }]
2 :
peacefully resistant in response to injustice ; "
passive resistance " [
synonym : {
passive }, {
peaceful }]
3 :
expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb ; "
academics seem to favor passive sentences " [
ant : {
active }]
n 1 :
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 ; "`
The ball was thrown by the boy '
uses the passive voice "; "`
The ball was thrown '
is an abbreviated passive " [
synonym : {
passive voice }, {
passive }]
[
ant : {
active }, {
active voice }]
Passive \
Pas "
sive \,
a . [
L .
passivus :
cf .
F .
passif .
See {
Passion }.]
1 .
Not active ,
but acted upon ;
suffering or receiving impressions or influences ;
as ,
they were passive spectators ,
not actors in the scene .
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The passive air Upbore their nimble tread . --
Milton .
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The mind is wholly passive in the reception of all its simple ideas . --
Locke .
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2 .
Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance ;
without emotion or excitement ;
patient ;
not opposing ;
unresisting ;
as ,
passive obedience ;
passive submission .
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The best virtue ,
passive fortitude . --
Massinger .
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3 . (
Chem .)
Inactive ;
inert ;
unreactive ;
not showing strong affinity ;
as ,
red phosphorus is comparatively passive .
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4 . (
Med .)
Designating certain morbid conditions ,
as hemorrhage or dropsy ,
characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues ,
with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues .
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{
Passive congestion } (
Med .),
congestion due to obstruction to the return of the blood from the affected part .
{
Passive iron } (
Chem .),
iron which has been subjected to the action of heat ,
of strong nitric acid ,
chlorine ,
etc .
It is then not easily acted upon by acids .
{
Passive movement } (
Med .),
a movement of a part ,
in order to exercise it ,
made without the assistance of the muscles which ordinarily move the part .
{
Passive obedience } (
as used by writers on government ),
obedience or submission of the subject or citizen as a duty in all cases to the existing government .
{
Passive prayer },
among mystic divines ,
a suspension of the activity of the soul or intellectual faculties ,
the soul remaining quiet ,
and yielding only to the impulses of grace .
{
Passive verb },
or {
Passive voice } (
Gram .),
a verb ,
or form of a verb ,
which expresses the effect of the action of some agent ;
as ,
in Latin ,
doceor ,
I am taught ;
in English ,
she is loved ;
the picture is admired by all ;
he is assailed by slander .
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Syn :
Inactive ;
inert ;
quiescent ;
unresisting ;
unopposing ;
suffering ;
enduring ;
submissive ;
patient .
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1913 Webster ]
Passive balloon 211 Moby Thesaurus words for "
passive ":
Laodicean ,
Olympian ,
abeyant ,
abject ,
accepting ,
accommodating ,
acquiescent ,
active ,
active voice ,
adapting ,
adaptive ,
adjusting ,
agreeable ,
aloof ,
amenable ,
apathetic ,
asleep ,
assenting ,
bearing ,
benumbed ,
blah ,
blank ,
blankminded ,
blase ,
bovine ,
calm ,
cataleptic ,
catatonic ,
centrist ,
comatose ,
complaisant ,
compliable ,
compliant ,
complying ,
consenting ,
contemplative ,
cool ,
dead ,
deferential ,
desensitized ,
detached ,
disinterested ,
dispassionate ,
do -
nothing ,
docile ,
dopey ,
dormant ,
dull ,
empty ,
empty -
headed ,
enduring ,
even ,
fatuous ,
fifty -
fifty ,
flat ,
flexible ,
forbearing ,
foul ,
gentle ,
groggy ,
half -
and -
half ,
heartless ,
heavy ,
hebetudinous ,
hopeless ,
humble ,
idle ,
immobile ,
impartial ,
impassive ,
imperturbable ,
implicit ,
in a stupor ,
in abeyance ,
in suspense ,
inactive ,
inane ,
incogitant ,
independent ,
indifferent ,
inert ,
insouciant ,
laissez -
aller ,
laissez -
faire ,
lamblike ,
languid ,
languorous ,
latent ,
leaden ,
lethargic ,
lifeless ,
listless ,
logy ,
long -
suffering ,
malleable ,
medio -
passive ,
meditative ,
meek ,
middle ,
middle voice ,
midway ,
moderate ,
motionless ,
neuter ,
neutral ,
nirvanic ,
nonaligned ,
nonchalant ,
noncommitted ,
nondissenting ,
nonpartisan ,
nonresistant ,
nonresisting ,
nonresistive ,
nonviolent ,
numb ,
numbed ,
obedient ,
oblivious ,
on the fence ,
out of it ,
ovine ,
paralytic ,
paralyzed ,
passive voice ,
patient ,
phlegmatic ,
placid ,
pliable ,
pluckless ,
procrastinating ,
quiescent ,
quiet ,
quietist ,
quietistic ,
receptive ,
reconciled ,
reflexive ,
relaxed ,
repressed ,
resigned ,
sedentary ,
serene ,
servile ,
sheepish ,
slack ,
sleeping ,
sleepy ,
sluggish ,
slumbering ,
smoldering ,
soporific ,
spiritless ,
spunkless ,
stagnant ,
stagnating ,
standing ,
standpat ,
static ,
stationary ,
still ,
stoic ,
stolid ,
stupefied ,
subdued ,
submissive ,
subservient ,
supine ,
suspended ,
tacit ,
tame ,
third -
force ,
third -
world ,
thoughtfree ,
thoughtless ,
tolerant ,
torpid ,
tractable ,
tranquil ,
unaffected ,
unaroused ,
unassertive ,
uncaring ,
uncommitted ,
uncomplaining ,
unconcerned ,
undisclosed ,
unexpressed ,
unideaed ,
unintellectual ,
uninterested ,
uninvolved ,
unmoved ,
unmoving ,
unoccupied ,
unperturbed ,
unreasoning ,
unresistant ,
unresisting ,
unresponsive ,
unrevealed ,
unshaken ,
unthinking ,
untouched ,
vacant ,
vacuous ,
vegetable ,
vegetative ,
voice ,
withdrawn ,
yielding
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PASSIVE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster passive implies immobility or lack of normally expected response to an external force or influence and often suggests deliberate submissiveness or self-control
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Active vs Passive Voice | Definitions Examples The passive voice example conveys the same message, but in a more complicated way—the pencil becomes the subject receiving the action of the verb Grammar authorities and style guides typically recommend using the active voice, as it is clearer and more straightforward
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Passive Voice—What It Is and When To Use It - LanguageTool Passive voice is when a sentence puts the direct object before the verb, and the subject after the verb In other words, a passive sentence emphasizes the results (or the recipient) of the action, instead of the subject that committed the action