Word · Frequency #4512
passive
被动语态
核心释义
the passive voice, in which the subject is acted upon by the verb
- 1.
The passive voice of verbs.
- 2.
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
- 3.
A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.
- 4.
A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but not keen enough to promote it by word of mouth.
- 5.
Any component that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.
- 6.
A thing whose worth decreases with time.
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
用法In use
The sentence 'The cake was eaten' is written in the passive.
用法提示：此处passive作为名词，指代被动语态这种语法形式。
In academic writing, overusing the passive can make your prose sound vague.
用法提示：passive作名词，表示被动语态这一语法概念。
My teacher advised me to transform some passives into active voice for clarity.
用法提示：passive的复数形式passives，指多个被动语态的句子。
`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice
`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive
the passive
定冠词the与passive连用，指代被动语态这一语法概念。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- passive voice
- 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。
- in the passive
- 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。
- use the passive
- 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。
- passive construction
- 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。
- passive form
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
被动语态，主语是动作的承受者。记忆：Passive中的Pass有'经过'意，主语被动作经过，即被动。
语境与语域Context & Register
正式/学术用语，多用于语法教材或语言分析中，指动作承受者作主语的语态形式。
语法说明Grammar Note
指被动语态
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'massive' (/ˈmæsɪv/) rhymes with 'passive' (/ˈpæsɪv/). The other words share the spelling ending '-ssive' but have different stressed vowels: aggressive, obsessive, possessive, and expressive have /ɛ/, while submissive has /ɪ/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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