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passive

🇬🇧 UK/'pæsiv/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREB1

Definitions

n.

The passive voice in grammar, where the subject receives the action.

(语法)被动语态

adj.

Not taking active action; accepting what happens without resistance; relating to the grammatical passive voice.

消极的,被动的,顺从的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
passfeel, suffer, disease
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=passive

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Taking a passive approach to problems rarely leads to successful solutions.

  • 2.

    In the passive voice, the subject receives the action rather than performing it.

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