Traditional Chinese Meaning of passive

被動

Other Traditional Chinese words related to 被動

Definitions and Meaning of passive in English

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passive (n)

the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb

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passive (a)

lacking in energy or will

expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

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passive (s)

peacefully resistant in response to injustice

Webster

passive (a.)

Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene.

Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission.

Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive.

Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues.

FAQs About the word passive

被動

the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb, lacking in energy or wi

溫順的,服從的,辭職,相容,溫順的,不動聲色的,不抵抗的,病人,斯多葛派,克制的

相反的,敢於反抗的,反叛的,耐火材料,抗性的,阻力,不可控制的,剛強不屈的,抗議的,憊怠的

passiontide => 受難周, passionless => 冷漠的, passionist => 受難會, passioning => 激情, passionflower vine => 西番蓮藤,