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passive

/ˈpæsɪv/

  1. adj. 被動的;消極的

    • Watching TV for hours is a passive activity that does little to keep your brain active. 一連看好幾個小時電視是一種被動的活動,對大腦保持活躍沒什麼幫助。

其他意思

  1. adj. 被動的, 消極的

    If you describe someone as passive, you mean that they do not take action but instead let things happen to them.

    • His passive attitude made things easier for me
  2. n.

    In grammar, the passive or the passive voice is formed using `be' and the past participle of a verb. The subject of a passive clause does not perform the action expressed by the verb but is affected by it. For example, in `He's been murdered', the verb is in the passive. Compare active.

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字根

pat, pass 承受、受苦

pass + ive承受 + 形容詞

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