Word · Frequency #14067
passively
被动地；消极地
in a passive manner
- 1.
In a passive manner; without conscious or self-directed action.
被动地；非自主地
- 2.
In an acquiescent manner; resignedly or submissively.
顺从地,默许地；逆来顺受地
- 3.
In the passive voice; having a passive construction.
以被动语态(具有被动结构)
被动地；非自主地；顺从地,默许地；逆来顺受地；以被动语态(具有被动结构)；(贬)被动；守势
In use
She passively accepted the new schedule without asking any questions.
He sat passively while his teammates argued about the plan.
The audience passively watched the experiment instead of taking part.
passively + verb
副词放在动词前，强调动作不是主动做出的。
She passively accepted the decision.
她被动地接受了这个决定。
verb + passively
副词放在动词后，位置更灵活，意思不变。
He reacted passively to the news.
他对这个消息反应被动。
be passively + past participle
用于被动语态，强调主语是被动的一方。
Connections
Collocations
- passively accept
- 被动地接受
- She passively accepted the decision without protest.她毫无异议地被动接受了这个决定。
- passively observe
- 消极地旁观
- He passively observed the argument, not taking sides.他消极地旁观争吵，不表明立场。
- passively wait
- 被动等待
- We can't just passively wait for the results.我们不能只是被动等待结果。
- passively comply
- 被动顺从
- They passively complied with the new regulations.他们被动地遵守新规定。
Pop culture & quotes
- He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.
- 被动接受邪恶的人，与帮助实施邪恶的人，同样地卷入其中。In his Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote that those who passively accept evil are as responsible as those who actively cause it.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆分 passively=passive(被动的)+ly；联想：机会从你身边“pass(经过)”你却不主动抓住，只能被动地接受结果。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：语法/语言学讨论、日常行为或态度描述、技术或金融文档 passively 本身没有明显的正式或非正式偏向，正式与非正式场合都可能出现；但描述人的态度或行为时多带“消极、被动”的负面色彩，而在语法、技术或金融语境中通常只是中性表示“被动地”，使用时宜根据上下文判断褒贬。
Grammar Note
常含贬义，表示被动、消极地。
Pronunciation & Spelling
passively (/ˈpæsɪvli/) 与 massively (/ˈmæsɪvli/) 真正押韵：重读元音 /æ/ 及之后的 /sɪvli/ 相同。actively (/ˈæktɪvli/)、negatively (/ˈnɛɡətɪvli/)、positively (/ˈpɒzɪtɪvli/)、relatively (/ˈrɛlətɪvli/)、aggressively (/əˈɡrɛsɪvli/) 虽然都以 -ively 拼写结尾，但重读元音或辅音不同，不能混为同韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.