passive
US /ˈpæs.ɪv/
UK /ˈpæs.ɪv/
形容詞
1.
被動的, 消極的
accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.
範例:
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He remained passive during the discussion, offering no opinions.
他在討論中保持被動，沒有發表任何意見。
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The company took a passive approach to market changes.
該公司對市場變化採取了被動的態度。
2.
被動的
(of a verb or a sentence) in which the subject of the verb is the person or thing acted on rather than the person or thing performing the action.
範例:
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The sentence 'The ball was hit by the boy' is in the passive voice.
句子「球被男孩擊中」是被動語態。
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Many academic papers prefer the passive voice for objectivity.
許多學術論文為了客觀性而偏愛被動語態。
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