passive
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 消极的，被动的，冷漠的，顺从的，无源的
演变路径（由近及远）
原始词根
原始印欧语 *peh₁-
词源说明
From Middle English passyf, passyve, from Middle French, French passif, from Latin passivus (“serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling”), from passus, past participle of pati (“to suffer”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”); compare patient.
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
- Taking no action.
- (grammar) Being in the passive voice.
- (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
- (finance) Not participating in management.
- (aviation