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Passivity 英 Pæ'Sɪvəti] 美 Pæ'Sɪvəti N.被动;消极;顺从;被动结构 Transform Initiative People

英语单词 passivity
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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