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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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
PASSIVE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com PASSIVE definition: not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling See examples of passive used in a sentence
PASSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary 'Catrin told me' is an active sentence, and 'I was told by Catrin' is passive In a passive sentence, the subject is the person or thing affected by the action of the verb
Passive - definition of passive by The Free Dictionary Used to describe a form of verb in which the grammatical subject is the object of the action, for example, the sentence “The government took steps ” in the passive would be Steps were taken by the government ”
passive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of passive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
passive - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Grammar (opposed to active) of, relating to, or being a voice, verb form, or construction that expresses an action that is done to rather than by the subject: In a passive sentence, the subject undergoes the action of the verb but does not perform it
passive - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (grammar) Being in the passive voice (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one
Passive Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Passive definition: Receiving or subjected to an action without responding or initiating an action in return
Passive - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com When you're passive, you don't participate much and you're not very emotional In chemistry, passive means to be "unreactive except under special or extreme conditions; inert "
What does Passive mean? - Definitions. net Passive is a state or condition in which action or influence is not exerted or an effect is not initiated It often refers to the acceptance or allowance of what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance