passive
🇺🇸
/ˈpæsɪv/
🇬🇧
/ˈpæsɪv/
adjective
C1
not taking action or resisting; letting things happen
She was passive during the meeting and did not share her ideas.
她在会议期间很被动，没有分享自己的想法。
R
describing a verb form where the subject receives the action
In the passive voice, 'The ball was thrown by John' shows the action received.
在被动语态中，'球被约翰扔了'显示了动作的承受。
noun
R
the verb form where the subject receives the action
Using the passive can make sentences less direct.
使用被动语态可以使句子不那么直接。
translation
被动的, 被动语态的
被动语态
词形变化
Plural
passives