passive
US /ˈpæs.ɪv/
UK /ˈpæs.ɪv/
形容词
1.
被动的, 消极的
accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.
示例:
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He remained passive during the discussion, offering no opinions.
他在讨论中保持被动，没有发表任何意见。
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The company took a passive approach to market changes.
该公司对市场变化采取了被动的态度。
2.
被动的
(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.
示例:
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The sentence 'The ball was hit by the boy' is in the passive voice.
句子“球被男孩击中”是被动语态。
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Many academic papers prefer the passive voice for objectivity.
许多学术论文为了客观性而偏爱被动语态。
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