the passive
定冠词the与passive连用，指代被动语态这一语法概念。
The passive is often used in formal writing.
被动语态常用于正式写作中。
被动形式；被动式；无源元件；无源器件；被动型客户；贬值物；用于表示动词的语法主语是动词所表示动作的接受者的语态
the passive voice, in which the subject is acted upon by the verb
The passive voice of verbs.
用于表示动词的语法主语是动词所表示动作的接受者的语态
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
A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.
A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but not keen enough to promote it by word of mouth.
Any component that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.
A thing whose worth decreases with time.
The sentence 'The cake was eaten' is written in the passive.
句子'The cake was eaten'是用被动语态写的。
用法提示：此处passive作为名词，指代被动语态这种语法形式。
AI contextual example
In academic writing, overusing the passive can make your prose sound vague.
在学术写作中，过度使用被动语态会使文章听起来含糊不清。
用法提示：passive作名词，表示被动语态这一语法概念。
AI contextual example
My teacher advised me to transform some passives into active voice for clarity.
老师建议我将一些被动句改为主动语态以求清晰。
用法提示：passive的复数形式passives，指多个被动语态的句子。
AI contextual example
定冠词the与passive连用，指代被动语态这一语法概念。
The passive is often used in formal writing.
被动语态常用于正式写作中。
介词短语，表示‘处于被动语态’或‘以被动语态形式’。
This verb is usually found in the passive.
这个动词通常以被动语态形式出现。
表示将主动句转换为被动句。
Can you change this sentence into the passive?
你能把这个句子改成被动语态吗？
动词use与the passive搭配，表示‘使用被动语态’。
We use the passive when the agent is unknown.
当施动者未知时，我们使用被动语态。
与 passive 基本同义，是更完整的术语；正式语境更常用，口语中也常说 the passive。
侧重动词本身的形式（如 is done），不指整个句子的语态，不能在所有语境中替换 passive voice。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please write the sentence in passive voice.
正确表达Please write the sentence in the passive voice.
英语中，passive voice 作为特指语法术语，通常需要定冠词 the，否则句子不完整。
grammar · medium
易错句子This is a passive.
正确表达This is a passive sentence.
passive 作为名词通常需要修饰语（如 sentence）或使用被动语态结构，单独说 a passive 语义不明确，听者无法理解具体指代。
语法上的对立
两者都是语法中的语态；被动语态表示主语接受动作，而主动语态表示主语执行动作。
被动语态
In English, the passive voice is formed with 'be' and a past participle.
在英语中，被动语态由be动词加过去分词构成。
用被动语态
The sentence 'The window was broken' is written in the passive.
句子'The window was broken'是用被动语态写的。
使用被动语态
Writers sometimes use the passive to avoid mentioning the agent.
作者有时使用被动语态以避免提及施动者。
被动结构
This passive construction emphasizes the action rather than the doer.
这种被动结构强调动作而非执行者。
被动形式
The verb 'be' changes in the passive form depending on the tense.
动词be根据时态在被动形式中发生变化。
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被动攻击的
She makes passive aggressive comments instead of discussing her anger directly.
她总是说些被动攻击的话，而不是直接讨论她的愤怒。
被动语态
The sentence 'The cake was eaten by the dog' is in the passive voice.
句子'The cake was eaten by the dog'是被动语态。
消极抵抗
Gandhi's campaign of passive resistance helped India gain independence.
甘地的消极抵抗运动帮助印度赢得了独立。
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