n. (Grammar) passive, verb form used to show that the subject is being acted upon (rather than performing an action)
Inglés - Griego - passive
επίθ. παθητικός
Alemán - Neerlandés - passive
passief ,passieve
Inglés - Chino simplificado - passive
(名) 被动语态; 被动态的动词
(形) 消极的, 被动的
Inglés - Chino Tradicional - passive
(名) 被動語態; 被動態的動詞
(形) 消極的, 被動的
Inglés - Japonés - passive
(形) 受動的な; 受動の; 無抵抗の; 受容の; 受身の
(名) 受動態
Inglés - Coreano - passive
명. (문법)수동태
형. 수동적인, 피동의, 복종적인, 소극적인; 무관심한
Alemán - Turco - passive
hareketsiz, pasif, edilgen
Definiciones
noun: 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
Example:`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice.
adjective: peacefully resistant in response to injustice
Example:Passive resistance.
adjective: lacking in energy or will
Example:Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself- George Meredith.
adjective: expressing thatthe subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
Example:Academics seem to favor passive sentences.