passive
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日本語WordNet
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"
lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"
JMdict
AIによる解説
Accepting or allowing what happens without active response; in grammar, referring to the voice where the subject receives the action.
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Academic prose maintains objectivity through passive constructions and hedging expressions minimizing author presence and assertiveness strategically.
学術的散文は、著者の存在と断定性を戦略的に最小化する受動構文とヘッジ表現を通じて客観性を維持している。
His passiveness in meetings frustrated his colleagues.
会議での彼の消極性は同僚たちをいらだたせた。
The passive voice is a common grammatical construction.
受動態は一般的な構文である。
Television can narcotize viewers into passivity.
テレビは視聴者を受動的な状態に麻痺させることがある。
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