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单词 passive
释义
Passive
nnoun.relationthe voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
Synset:passive voice
Examples:
  • 'The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice
  • 'The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive
Antonyms:active voice
Derivationally Related Form:passive
Hypernyms:voice
Inherited Hypernyms:passive voicevoicegrammatical relationlinguistic relationrelationabstractionentity
adjadj.alllacking in energy or will
Attributes:passiveness passivity
Synset:inactive
Examples:
  • Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself - George Meredith
Antonyms:active
Derivationally Related Form:passivitypassivenessinactivityinactiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:passive
Similar to:hands-off resistless unresisting supine
adj satadj.allpeacefully resistant in response to injustice
Synset:peaceful
Examples:
  • passive resistance
Antonyms:violent
Derivationally Related Form:peacefulnesspassiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:passive
Similar to:nonviolent
adjadj.allexpressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
Topic:grammar
Examples:
  • academics seem to favor passive sentences
Antonyms:active
Derivationally Related Form:passive
Inherited Hypernyms:passive
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