passive

adj. 被动的，消极的；被动语态的

n. 被动语态

adj.

被动的；消极的；不抵抗的；冷漠的

n.

动词被动形式，被动语态；

变形

复数：passives

双语释义

被动的,消极的; 不抵抗的 not active; submissive; suffering without opposition

冷漠的,不关心的 showing no interest

英英释义

passive[ 'pæsiv ]

n.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

"`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"

同义词：passive voice

adj.

lacking in energy or will

"Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"

同义词：inactive

peacefully resistant in response to injustice

"passive resistance"

同义词：peaceful

expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

"academics seem to favor passive sentences"

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

passive observer冷漠的旁观者

passive operation消极作战

passive position被动位置

passive resistance消极抵抗

passive voice被动语态

动词+～

remain passive仍然消极

词组短语

passive voice[语]被动态，被动式

passive smoking被动吸烟；吸二手烟

passive film[化]钝化膜

passive safety被动安全性

passive filter无源滤波器

passive infrared被动红外

passive mode被动方式

passive sonar被动声纳；无源声纳

passive continental margin不活动大陆边缘，被动大陆边缘

passive earth pressure被动土压力；被动地压

passive management被动式管理；消极管理

passive income被动收入，被动收益；消极收益

passive state被动状态；钝态

passive type被动类型

passive sensor无源传感器，被动式传感器

passive component n. 无源元件

passive system被动系统

passive device被动元件

passive matrix[光电]无源矩阵；被动阵列

passive element无源元件

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

He played a passive role in the marriage.
他在婚姻中扮演了一个被动的角色。

You are passive when you allow things to happen, but do nothing.
当你让这些事发生,而不做任何事来阻止它,你是消极的。

用作名词(n.)

Good is the passive that obeys reason.
善是服从理智的被动性。

Passive tear suctioning force can be demonstrated by a Venturi tube model.
被动性泪液吸引之力量，可藉由文氏管模型来解释。

权威例句

passive (adj.)

late 14c., in grammatical sense (opposed to active), Old French passif "suffering, undergoing hardship" (14c.) and directly from Latin passivus "capable of feeling or suffering," from pass-, past participle stem of pati "to suffer" (see passion). Meaning "not active" is first recorded late 15c.; sense of "enduring suffering without resistance" is from 1620s. Related: Passively. Passive resistance first attested 1819 in Scott's "Ivanhoe," used throughout 19c.; re-coined by Gandhi c. 1906 in South Africa. Passive-aggressive with reference to behavior is attested by 1971.

1. What I needed was something totally passive –something that would capture my attention without me having to do anything at all.

我真正需要的是完全消极的东西，不需要我做任何事情，它们就已经能够吸引我的注意力。

2. This sentence is passive in form but active in sense.

这个句子形式是被动的,而意思是主动的。

3. This is why it is easier to be passive and keep quiet.

这就是保持沉默和被动要更容易做到的原因。

4. In OO systems, though, even objects that you think of as passive have responsibilities and operations defined on them.

而在OO系统里，即使被认为是被动的对象也有定义于其上的职责和操作。

5. Films are not only passive, but also a medium of the last century: why should we trust them to tell a story about modern conflicts, which are so delocalised, so inhumane, so digital?

影片不仅是被动的，也是上个世纪的媒介：为什么我们要相信他们讲一个关于现代冲突的，如此异于寻常，如此残忍，如此数字化的故事？

6. Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.

如果是这样，我们可能总是扮演消极的角色，或者根本就不去尝试。

7. Learning to watch is the key, if you learn to not control your thoughts and remain passive, you will see that almost all your thoughts are random.

关键是学会观察，如果你学不会控制你的思想并且一直保持着消极的态度，你会发现几乎你所有的思绪都是混乱随机的。

8. Although you can’t control the economy, you don’t have to be a passive observer.

虽然你不能控制经济形势，但是你也不需要作一位消极的观望者。

9. I felt glad that I was now a giver of pleasure, not merely a passive recipient.

我很高兴，现在我是一个快乐的给予者，而不只是被动的接受者。

10. This person has anxiety about most any form of social interaction, even if they are passive.

这类人几乎对社交互动的任何形式都有焦虑感，即使是被动的。

11. Note the passive voice. Also note the hand of fate.

注意到他用的被动语态，注意那只命运之手。

12. After the passive queue manager of IBMESBQM1 comes up, both queue managers in the cluster continue processing the messages.

在启动IBMESBQM1的被动队列管理器后，集群中的两个队列管理器将继续处理消息。

13. My kids are no different, but as a dad I try to limit this kind of passive entertainment.

我的孩子们没有什么不同，但是作为父亲，我设法来削减这种被动娱乐的时间。

14. Doctors have called for aban on smoking in all vehicles after a report into the effects of passive smoking on children.

继报道了被动吸烟对孩子们造成的危害后，英国的医生们又呼吁禁止在一切交通工具内吸烟。

15. I know there’s nothing weak -- nothing passive -- nothing naïve -- in the creed and lives of Gandhi and King.

我知道在甘地和马丁·路德·金的信念与人生中，绝无软弱——绝无消极——绝无天真。

16. Second, funds that mimic indexes will almost always have lower fees because of the passive investment strategy of managers of index funds.

第二，因为指数基金管理者的被动式投资策略，那些模仿指数的基金的运营费用总是更低廉。

17. Furthermore, file-based information exchange is a fairly passive method of exchange between two enterprises because neither one has to mandate the technology for the information exchange.

此外，基于文件的信息交换是两个企业之间相当被动的交换方法，因为任一方都不必规定用于信息交换的技术。

18. Most of those who did not move offered only passive resistance, but some fighting broke out.

那些没有动的人们大部分都只是消极抵抗，但还是发生了一些冲突。

19. Passive smoking increased their risk of hearing loss across all sound frequencies by about a third.

被动吸烟使他们对所有音频的听力下降之风险增加了约三分之一。

20. Passive smoking increased their risk of hearing loss across all sound frequencies by about a third.

被动吸烟使他们对所有音频的听力下降之风险增加了约三分之一。

21. Active and Passive Validation

主动验证和被动验证

-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓

22. He is active; you are passive.

他是积极的，您是消极的。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

23. A bare trustee is a mere passive depositary.

被动受托人只不过是消极受托人。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

24. If the control waits until a user finishes entering data before it edits the value, this is passive validation.

如果控件只有等到用户完成数据输入才编辑其值，则是被动验证。

-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓

25. The clue box also works for passive validation, as shown in Figure 21-19.

暗示框对被动验证也很有效，如图21-19所示。

-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓

26. His response was passive.

他的反应是被动的。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

27. Aerodynamic (passive) instability is a disadvantage for manned vehicles.

气动力（被动）稳定对于载人飞行器是不利的。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

28. Gudrun was very beautiful, passive, soft-skinned, soft-limbed.

吉娟长得非常标致，温柔可爱，皮肤和手脚都是软软的。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

29. Another good solution to the validation control problem is the clue box. This little pop-up window looks and behaves just like a ToolTip (but could be made distinguishable from a ToolTip by background color). Its function is to explain the range of acceptable data for a validation control, either active or passive.

针对验证控件的问题，另一个好的解决方法是暗示框，这种小弹出窗口的外观和行为都与工具提示相似（但其背景颜色可以与工具提示区分开来），其功能是解释主动确认控件或被动确认控件可接收数据的范围。

-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓

30. Good is the passive that obeys reason.

善是服从理智的被动性。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句