passive
adj
noun
ˈpæsɪv
adj
1
someone
who
is
passive
tends
to
accept
things
that
happen
to
them
or
things
that
people
say
to
them,
without
taking
any
action
被动的; 消极的; 顺从的;
Kathy
seems
to
take
a
very
passive
role
in
the
relationship.
凯西在这一关系中似乎扮演着十分被动的角色。
their
passive
acceptance
of
their
fate
他们对命运的消极接受
2
a
passive
verb
or
sentence
has
as
its
subject
the
person
or
thing
to
which
an
action
is
done,
as
in
‘His
father
was
killed
in
a
car
accident.’
[术语] 〔动词或句子〕被动的
technical
He
listened
passively
as
his
sentence
was
read
out.
宣布对他的判决时他只是被动地听。
noun
3
the passive
the
passive
form
of
a
verb,
for
example
‘was
destroyed’
in
the
sentence
‘The
building
was
destroyed
during
the
war.’
被动式，被动语态
technical