passive
adjective · nounB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
- 2.
Taking no action.
He remained passive during the protest.
Đồng nghĩa: idle, inactive, abeyant, at rest, cessant, dormant, dull, fallow, idle, inactive, inert, languid, latent, nonactive, passive, quiescent, silent, sedent, sedentary, slow, suspended, torpid, unactive, unbusy, unemployed, unoccupied
- 3.
(grammar) Being in the passive voice.
- 4.
(psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
Đồng nghĩa: compliant, pliant, submissive, amenable, biddable, complaisant, compliant, controllable, docile, governable, indulgent, manageable, maniable, meek, passive, pliant, rulable, tractable, yielding
- 5.
(finance) Not participating in management.
- 6.
(aviation) Without motive power.
a passive balloon
a passive aeroplane
passive flight, such as gliding and soaring
- 7.
(electronics) Of a component: that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.
- 8.
(in "passive provision") Where allowance is made for a possible future event.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(grammar) The passive voice of verbs.
- 2.
(grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.
- 3.
(marketing) A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but not keen enough to promote it by word of mouth.
- 4.
(electronics) Any component that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.
- 5.
(abbreviation, alt of, ellipsis)(gaming) Ellipsis of passive attack.
- 6.
A thing whose worth decreases with time.
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ine-pro From Middle English passyf, passyve, from Middle French -, French passif, from Latin passivus, from passus, past participle of pati (to suffer), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (to hurt); compare patient.