passive

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ /หˆpรฆsษชv/ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง /หˆpรฆsษชv/
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adjective
C1

not taking action or resisting; letting things happen

She was passive during the meeting and did not share her ideas.

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.

noun
R

the verb form where the subject receives the action

Using the passive can make sentences less direct.

translation

adj. not taking action or resisting; letting things happen; describing a verb form where the subject receives the action
n. the verb form where the subject receives the action

Word Forms

Plural passives

Synonyms

acquiescent adj. ้ป˜่ฎธ็š„ obedient adj. ้กบไปŽ็š„ resigned adj. ๆ— ๅฅˆ

Antonyms

unyielding adj. ๅ›บๆ‰ง็š„, ๅš็กฌ็š„ refractory adj. ๅ€”ๅผบ็š„, ้šพๆฒป็š„ defiant adj. ่ฟๆŠ—็š„ contrary adj. ็›ธๅ็š„, ๅฎŒๅ…จ็›ธๅ็š„, ้€†ๅ็š„ rebellious adj. ๅ›้€†็š„, ๅๅ›็š„ resistant adj. ไธๅ—ๅฝฑๅ“็š„, ๆŠตๆŠ—็š„, ่€...็š„ uncontrollable adj. ๆ— ๆณ•ๆŽงๅˆถ

Similar Words

massive adj. ๅทจๅคง็š„, ๅบžๅคง็š„, ้‡ๅคง็š„ passage n. ้€š้“, ็ฎก้“, ๆฎต่ฝ, ๆ—ถ้—ด็š„ๆต้€, ๆณ•ๆกˆ้€š่ฟ‡, ่ˆช็จ‹, ้€š่ทฏ, ้€š่ฟ‡, ้€š่กŒ่ฎธๅฏ pastime n. ๆถˆ้ฃ