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.
她在會議期間很被動，沒有分享自己的想法。
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.
在被動語態中，'球被約翰扔了'顯示了動作的承受。
noun
R
the verb form where the subject receives the action
Using the passive can make sentences less direct.
使用被動語態可以使句子不那麼直接。
translation
被動的, 被動語態的
被動語態
詞形變化
Plural
passives