音标：['pæsiv]
a. 消极的, 被动的, 冷漠的, 顺从的, 无源的
【医】 被动的
【经】 无利息的, 不活动的
在线英汉词典

passive的短语、例句：

passive adj 1 not active; submissive 被动的; 消极的
play a passive role in a marriage 在婚姻中扮演被动的角色
passive obedience, acceptance 消极的服从、 接受
passive smoking, ie breathing in fumes from tobacco being smoked by others 被动吸烟（吸进他人喷出的烟）. 2 showing no interest, initiative or forceful qualities 冷淡的; 不主动的
a passive audience 无精打采的听众
He had a passive expression on his face. 他脸上有一种漠然的表情. 3 of the form of a verb used when the grammatical subject is affected by the action of the verb, as in Her leg was broken and He was bitten by a dog 被动的, 被动语态的（如Her leg was broken和He was bitten by a dog两句中的动词形式）
a passive sentence 被动句. Cf 参看 active. passive, n [sing] (also ,passive `voice) (grammar) passive(3) form of a verb (phrase) or sentence 动词被动形式; 被动句; 被动语态
In the sentence `He was seen there´, `was seen´ is in the passive. 在 He was seen there 句中的 was seen 是被动形式. Cf 参看 active voice (active).