Word · Frequency #4512
passive
被动语态
the passive voice, in which the subject is acted upon by the verb
- 1.
The passive voice of verbs.
- 2.
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
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
- 3.
A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.
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A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but not keen enough to promote it by word of mouth.
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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
In use
The sentence 'The cake was eaten' is written in the passive.
In academic writing, overusing the passive can make your prose sound vague.
My teacher advised me to transform some passives into active voice for clarity.
`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。
The passive is often used in formal writing.
被动语态常用于正式写作中。
in the passive
介词短语，表示‘处于被动语态’或‘以被动语态形式’。
Connections
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
- 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。
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
指被动语态
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/.
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。
Learn the forms together
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