英语单词 | passivity |
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英美音标 | 英 [pæ'sɪvəti] 美 [pæ'sɪvəti] |
中文释义 | n.被动;消极;顺从;被动结构 |
英语例句 | (1) We must transform passivity into initiative. (2) Some people get off on brutalizing others,passivity makes you a target. |
中文例句 | (1) 我们变被动为主动。 (2) 有些人自认为对他人蛮横,而逆来顺受就会使你成为其目标。 |
vocabulary简明 | Passivity is allowing others to do things to you without complaining or pushing back. The baby-sitter's passivity led her charges to walk all over her. They stayed up all night and tied her to the chair, and all she said was, "Please stop misbehaving." |
vocabulary扩展 | You'd use the noun passivity to refer to the state of being passive — passivity applies to someone who accepts the actions or opinions of others without speaking up. Passivity can help you from getting into a fight but that same passivity can mean you might also get a black eye. |
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