单词	passivity
释义	passivity /paˈsɪvɪti / noun [mass noun] 1Acceptance of what happens, without active response or resistance: the perceived passivity of the populace is deceptive the passivity of television watching... Both plays portray female characters unwilling to accept the female role of passivity. He was enraged by the academy's passivity during the affair. These lines play with the notion of human passivity. 2 Chemistry The state of inactivity of a metal made unreactive by a thin inert surface layer of oxide: nickel increases the overall passivity of the iron... Chromium imparts passivity of ferrous alloys when present in amounts of more than about 11 per cent, particularly if conditions are strongly oxidizing. The addition of molybdenum extends the range of passivity in solutions of low oxidizing characteristics. The alternation of the oxide layer results in the loss of passivity.
随便看	aversive avert avertable Aves Avesta Avestan avg. avgas AVH AVI avian avian flu avian influenza aviary aviate aviation aviator aviator jacket aviatrix Avicenna avicularium avicultural aviculturalist aviculture aviculturist

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