passive
英 ['p?s?v]
美['p?s?v]
- adj. 被動(dòng)的，消極的；被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)的
- n. 被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)
英英釋意
- 1. 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;
- "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"
- "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"