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单词 passive-resist
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passive-resistv.

Brit. /ˌpasɪvrᵻˈzɪst/, U.S. /ˌpæsɪvrəˈzɪst/, /ˌpæsɪvriˈzɪst/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: passive adj., resist v.
Etymology: < passive adj. + resist v., after passive resistance n.
rare.
intransitive. To practise passive resistance.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > lack of subjection > be unsubmissive [verb (intransitive)] > practise passive resistance
passive-resist1952
1952 B. Wolfe Limbo (1953) xvii. 255 Couldn't you just lie down and passive-resist?
1985 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 21 Feb. (Domestic news section) They were sort of passive resisting... The pickets were very peaceful to our officers.
1995 Charlotte (N. Carolina) Observer (Nexis) 10 July 1 y I pay my taxes, yet I have no representation..I'm passive resisting; I'm not rebelling.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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