passive

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pas·sive AW [passive passives] adjective, noun BrE [ˈpæsɪv] NAmE [ˈpæsɪv]
adjective
1. accepting what happens or what people do without trying to change anything or oppose them
•He played a passive role in the relationship.
•a passive observer of events
•She wore a passive expression on her face as if she didn't care what happened.
2. (grammar)connected with the form of a verb used when the subject is affected by the action of the verb, for example He was bitten by a dog. is a passive sentence
compare ↑active

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in sense 2, also in the sense ‘(exposed to) suffering, acted on by an external agency’): from Latin passivus, from pass- ‘suffered’, from the verb pati.

Thesaurus:
passive adj.
•He was just a passive observer of events.
docile • • submissive • • meek • |especially written, approving amenable • |written, often disapproving compliant •
Opp: active
a passive/submissive/compliant role
pasive/meek obedience

Example Bank:
•TV is a completely passive activity.
•The heroine plays an essentially passive role in the drama.
•She wore a passive expression on her face as if she didn't care what happened.
•Throughout this time I was simply a passive observer of events.
•We are passive recipients of information from the world around us.
Derived Word: ↑passively
 
noun (also ˌpassive ˈvoice)singular (grammar)
the form of a verb used when the subject is affected by the action of the verb
compare ↑active

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in sense 2, also in the sense ‘(exposed to) suffering, acted on by an external agency’): from Latin passivus, from pass- ‘suffered’, from the verb pati.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  peaceful, inactive, passive voice
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  active, active voice