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passivity in [something]
表示在某方面的被动表现，in 后可接名词或动名词。
His passivity in meetings made his colleagues impatient.
他在会议上的被动让同事们不耐烦。
被动；被动性
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被动；被动性
the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
His passivity in meetings made his colleagues impatient.
他在会议上的被动让同事们不耐烦。
此处指人不主动、任由事情发生的状态；非化学钝态或语法被动结构。
被动的状态。
The state of being passive.
保持不活跃的特征；缺乏主动性
the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
顺从；服从。
Submissiveness.
对他人或外部影响的顺从
submission to others or to outside influences
His passivity in the meeting surprised everyone, since he usually has strong opinions.
他在会议上的被动让所有人都很惊讶，因为他平时很有主见。
She was frustrated by her own passivity when it came to asking for a raise.
在要求加薪这件事上，她对自己的被动感到沮丧。
Too much passivity can make it hard to achieve your goals.
过于被动会让你很难实现自己的目标。
表示在某方面的被动表现，in 后可接名词或动名词。
His passivity in meetings made his colleagues impatient.
他在会议上的被动让同事们不耐烦。
towards 后接对象，表示对某人或某事所持的被动、消极态度。
She was criticized for her passivity towards the new rules.
她因对新规则采取被动态度而受到批评。
lapse into 表示进入某种（通常为消极的）状态，passivity 前不加冠词。
After losing the job, he lapsed into passivity.
失业后，他陷入了被动状态。
Not this
He is passivity.
Use this
He is passive.
passivity 是名词，不能放在系动词 is 后作表语；表示“他很被动”须用形容词 passive。
Not this
She showed passivities in every argument.
Use this
She showed passivity in every argument.
这里表示“被动、被动性”是不可数概念，passivity 用单数即可，不要加 -s 变复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
面对……时的被动
His passivity in the face of criticism surprised everyone.
面对批评时的被动令所有人惊讶。
政治上的消极
Voter turnout was low because of widespread political passivity.
由于普遍的政治消极，投票率很低。
被动与冷漠
The report criticizes the passivity and apathy of the authorities.
报道批评了当局的被动与冷漠。
习得性被动
Learned passivity can result from repeated failure.
习得性被动可能源于反复的失败。
对……的消极态度
Their passivity toward the proposed changes was frustrating.
他们对拟议变更的消极态度令人沮丧。
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联想 pass（经过）+ivity：像被水流推着经过，自己不动，随波逐流→被动、不主动。
语域：neutral 常见场景：学术写作、心理分析、日常交谈 passivity 属中性偏正式词，多用于书面或分析性表达，如学术讨论、心理分析；日常口语中也有使用，指缺乏主动性的状态。
以下词的重读元音 /ɪ/ 及其后的 /vɪti/ 与 passivity /pəˈsɪvɪti/ 相同，构成押韵：activity, productivity, sensitivity, creativity, positivity, negativity。注意形近词 passive /ˈpæsɪv/ 发音不同（a 读 /æ/），并不与 passivity 押韵；passivity 中的 a 读 /ə/。
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