1ADJ-GRADED 被动的;顺从的;听之任之的 If you describe someone as passive, you mean that they do not take action but instead let things happen to them. 被动的;顺从的;听之任之的 [disapproval]
His passive attitude made things easier for me.
他顺从的态度让我做起事来要轻松些。
Even passive acceptance of the regime was a kind of collaboration.
He sat there passively, content to wait for his father to make the opening move.
他温顺地坐在那里,心满意足地等着他父亲走第一步棋。
passivity
...the passivity of the public under the military occupation.
军事占领下公众的顺从
2ADJ [ADJ n]消极的 A passive activity involves watching, looking at, or listening to things rather than doing things. 消极的
They want less passive ways of filling their time.
他们想找些更为积极的方式来打发时间。
...the passive enjoyment one gets from looking at a painting or sculpture.
观看绘画或雕塑获得的被动享受
3ADJ [ADJ n](抵抗)非暴力的Passive resistance involves showing opposition to the people in power in your country by not co-operating with them and protesting in non-violent ways. (抵抗)非暴力的
They made it clear that they would only exercise passive resistance in the event of a military takeover.
他们声明一旦发生军事接管,他们只会采取非暴力抵抗。
4N-SING 被动态;被动式 In grammar, the passive or the passive voice is formed using 'be' and the past participle of a verb. The subject of a passive clause does not perform the action expressed by the verb but is affected by it. For example, in 'He's been murdered', the verb is in the passive. 被动态;被动式