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passive

/ˈpæsɪv/

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adjective

[more ~; most ~] - used to describe someone who allows things to happen or who accepts what other people do or decide without trying to change anything

His passive acceptance of the decision surprised us.

In her books, women are often portrayed in passive roles.

grammar

a of a verb or voice :showing that the subject of a sentence is acted on or affected by the verb

Hits in She hits the ball is active, while hit in The ball was hit is passive.

In He was hit by the ball, hit is a passive verb.

The passive voice is a way of writing or speaking that uses passive verbs.

The sentence The house was destroyed by the tornado is written in the passive voice. - compare active

containing a passive verb form

a passive sentence

* Các từ tương tự:
passive resistance, passive smoking