释义 |
passive voiceˈpassive ˌvoice noun [singular]  - But, serious accidents can happen along the way when you use the passive voice.
- His prose is filled with active verbs and metaphors, instead of the passive voice and jargon frequently churned out by academics.
- In the passive voice the subject does not do the action: it suffers the action.
- Like most great rules, the rule against the passive voice has exceptions.
- This hypothesis requires further analysis of the passive voice before it can be considered confirmed however.
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