单词详解
1. adj.
A.被动的,消极的(lacking in energy or will)
Much of the problem is that we live in a passive era.
问题主要在于我们生活在一个被动的时代。
B.被动语态的(asserting that the grammatical subject of a verb is subjected to or affected by the action represented by that verb)
“We learn English” uses the active voice; But “English is learnt by us” uses the passive voice.“我们学英语”用主动语态;但“英语被我们学”用被动语态。
2. n.被动语态(the passive voice of a language)
This construction should not be confused with the regular passive.
这种句法结构不可与按规则变化的被动语态相混淆
相关词组
1. the passive voice被动语态
“The houses are built by my family” uses the passive voice.
“这些房子是由我家人建造的”用被动语态。
2. be passive about被动地对待某事
The poet appears to be passive about anything except when he writes poems.
这个诗人除了作诗之外,对什么都显得被动。
相关单词#
近义词:inactive, negative
反义词:positive, active, affirmative
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词语辨析:passive, inactive, negative
passive, inactive, negative
都有“被动”的意思,都是形容词,都能作表语和定语。
passive:“被动的”,修饰对象是人,亦可是事物。
inactive:“不活跃的”,修饰对象一般是事物,不表否定意义,只表事物的状态。
negative:“否定的,消极的”,修饰对象一般是事物,表示否定的意义。
词语详解
1. passive:“被动的”,修饰对象是人,亦可是事物。
Much of the problem is that we live in a passive age.
主要问题在于我们生活在一个被动的时代。
The poet appears to be passive about anything except when he writes poems.
这个诗人除了作诗之外,对什么都显得被动。
2. inactive:“不活跃的”,修饰对象一般是事物,不表否定意义,只表事物的状态。
I just don't want to lead an inactive life.我就是不想过沉闷的生活。
3. negative:“否定的,消极的,”,修饰对象一般是事物,表示否定的意义。
The board’s answer to your proposal is negative.委员会不同意你的提议。