passive /'pæsiv/

Meaning

English definition

• (adj.) lacking in energy or will
• (adj.) peacefully resistant in response to injustice
• (adj.) expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

Chinese translation

• a. 消极的, 被动的, 冷漠的, 顺从的, 无源的
• [医] 被动的

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/'pæsiv/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.03 · Super Rare

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pass · passion · passenger · passengers · passage · passionate · passport · passerby

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