Passive
[ 'pæsɪv ]
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adj. 被动的;消极的;不抵抗的;冷漠的;
n. 动词被动形式，被动语态;
💡 词根助记
pass感情+ive形容词后缀→感情用事的→被动的；消极的
📝 例句
He is active; you are passive.
他是积极的，您是消极的。
Good is the passive that obeys reason.
善是服从理智的被动性。
A bare trustee is a mere passive depositary.
被动受托人只不过是消极受托人。
Has he grown weary of indulgence, and passed from passive to active hatred?
他已经开始厌倦放任纵容，从消极的恨转成积极的恨了吗？
passive standing and waiting was never, for Milton, a congenial pose.
对弥尔顿来说，被动地站着等待永远不是一种合适的姿态。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“怕媳妇”:怕媳妇的男人是被动的
※ pass-通过,iv-罗马数字“4”,e-拼音“鹅”:刚刚通过的4只鹅都显得很消极
※ pass-通过,ive-I’ve我已经:考试我已经通过了,但分数很低,所以心情很消极的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-pati-表示“感情”
常见变体有-path-
📖 牛津释义
passive
adj
1 not active; submissive 被动的; 消极的
play a passive role in a marriage 在婚姻中扮演被动的角色
passive obedience, acceptance 消极的服从、 接受
passive smoking, ie breathing in fumes from tobacco being smoked by others 被动吸烟（吸进他人喷出的烟）.
2 showing no interest, initiative or forceful qualities 冷淡的; 不主动的
a passive audience 无精打采的听众
He had a passive expression on his face. 他脸上有一种漠然的表情.
3 of the form of a verb used when the grammatical subject is affected by the action of the verb, as in Her leg was broken and He was bitten by a dog 被动的, 被动语态的（如Her leg was broken和He was bitten by a dog两句中的动词形式）
a passive sentence 被动句. Cf 参看 active. passive, n [sing]
(also ,passive `voice) (grammar) passive(3) form of a verb (phrase) or sentence 动词被动形式; 被动句; 被动语态
In the sentence `He was seen there', `was seen' is in the passive. 在 He was seen there 句中的 was seen 是被动形式. Cf 参看 active voice (active).
🎯 考研助记
拍熄我(谐音):把我拍熄了- 被动的 pass(传递)+ive(形缀)= 被动的：被人传来传去当然是 被动的{反:active} 网友：yqy 补充：pass过，做什么事情不认真－－消极的
🔁 扩展释义
*['pæsiv]a. 消极的, 被动的, 冷漠的, 顺从的, 无源的【医】 被动的【经】 无利息的, 不活动的
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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I only decided to get one today.
我只是今天才决定买的。
Mrs. Zhu, I called to tell you that the conference has been delayed until the 15th and 16th.
朱夫人，我来告诉你会议已经推迟到了15号至16号开。
Yes, it is. Hopefully tomorrow will turn out fine.
世纪的，有点儿。希望明天是个好天。