passive
英 ['p?s?v]
美['p?s?v]
- adj. 被動的，消極的；被動語態的
- n. 被動語態
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"