passive
/ˈpæs.ɪv/ 形容词 B1中文： 被动、消极
- Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
- Taking no action. · He remained passive during the protest.
- Being in the passive voice.
- Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
- Not participating in management.
- Without motive power. · a passive balloon· a passive aeroplane
- Of a component: that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.
- Where allowance is made for a possible future event.
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Noirtier’s face remained perfectly passive during this long preamble, while, on the contrary, Villefort’s eye was endeavoring to penetrate into the inmost recesses of the old man’s heart.
Valentine, with her woman’s instinct, guessed that Morrel would be Monte Cristo’s second, and from the young man’s well-known courage and his great affection for the count, she feared that he would not content himself with the passive part assigned to him.
Despite these occasional inconveniences, municipal authorities generally encourage a policy of tolerance and passive deterrence rather than active removal.
This active process of cognitive mapping is fundamentally different from the passive obedience routinely demanded by modern GPS applications.
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