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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·ac·tive DATE 1664 : not active: as a. (1) sedentary (2) indolent , sluggish b. (1) being out of use (2) relating to or being members of the armed forces who are not performing or available for military duties (3)of a disease : quiescent c. (1) chemically inert (2) optically neutral in polarized light d. biologically inert especially because of the loss of some quality (as infectivity or antigenicity) • in·ac·tive·ly adverb Synonyms. inactive , idle , inert , passive , supine mean not engaged in work or activity. inactive applies to anyone or anything not in action or in operation or at work on inactive status as an astronaut inactive accounts idle applies to persons that are not busy or occupied or to their powers or their implements workers were idle in the fields inert as applied to things implies powerlessness to move or to affect other things; as applied to persons it suggests an inherent or habitual indisposition to activity inert ingredients in drugs an inert citizenry passive implies immobility or lack of normally expected response to an external force or influence and often suggests deliberate submissiveness or self-control passive resistance supine applies only to persons and commonly implies abjectness or indolence a supine willingness to play the fool Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 inactive in·active / in5Aktiv / adjective1. not doing anything; not active 无行动的；不活动的；不活跃的: Some animals are inactive during the daytime. 有些动物白天不活动。 politically inactive 对政治不热衷 The volcano has been inactive for 50 years. 这座火山处于休眠状态 50 年了。 2. not in use; not working 未使用的；不运转的: an inactive oil well 闲置的油井 3. having no effect 无作用的；无效的: an inactive drug / disease 失效的药物；非活动性疾病 OPP active • in·activ·ity / 7inAk5tivEti / noun [U] : periods of enforced inactivity and boredom 被迫无事可做、单调乏味的时期 The inactivity of the government was deplorable. 政府的无所作为受到了谴责。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English inactive adj. VERBS be | become | remain ADV. totally He had been totally inactive for two weeks. | fairly, relatively | physically, sexually | economically, politically Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective not characterized by or engaged in usual or normal activity FF1C;forced by illness to lead an inactive lifeFF1E; Synonyms: asleep, idle, inert, passive, quiet, sleepy Related Words: abeyant, dormant, inoperative, latent, quiescent; do-nothing, indolent, lethargic, lymphatic, slack, slothful, sluggish, torpid; motionless, sedentary, static; disengaged, jobless, unemployed, unoccupied, unworking; ossified Contrasted Words: busy, employed, engaged, occupied; energetic, strenuous, vigorous; animated, brisk, lively Antonyms: active Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·active \(ˈ)in, ən+\ adjective Etymology: in- (I) + active : not active: as a. (1) : marked by deliberate or enforced absence of activity or effort : sedentary < forced by illness to lead an inactive life > (2) : not given to action or effort : not diligent, energetic, or industrious : indolent , sluggish < dreamy and inactive by nature > < a very inactive police chief > < the rentier class, an inactive class in the economy — L.R.Klein > b. (1) : being unused or out of use : lying idle : not functioning < an inactive mine > < an inactive machine > (2) : relating to or consisting of officers and enlisted personnel of the armed forces who are not performing or available for military duties < inactive list > < inactive reserve > < inactive status > (3) : being a commodity for which there is relatively little demand or in which relatively little trading occurs < active, inactive and obsolete sterling patterns — Christian Science Monitor > < inactive stocks > (4) of a disease : not progressing or fulminating : quiescent c. (1) : chemically inert : unreactive < inactive charcoal > (2) : not exhibiting any action on polarized light : optically neutral— used of stereoisomeric forms of various substances < inactive fructose > < inactive camphor > — compare mes- 4b, racemic Synonyms: idle , inert , passive , supine : inactive applies to anyone or anything not in action or not usually in action (as in operation or use) or at work < inactive machines > < an inactive child > < an inactive charge account > idle applies chiefly to persons without occupation at the moment but usually without occupation as a general or habitual thing, or to their powers, organs, or implements < give work to an idle laborer > < an idle lathe > < an idle mind > < an idle pen > inert implies lack of power in a thing to set it in motion or by itself to produce a given effect, or suggests in a person a general indisposition to activity < aimless accumulation of precise knowledge, inert and unutilized — A.N.Whitehead > < this amorphous spreading of responsibility will result in a sort of inert, ponderous bureaucracy — Stanley Walker > < would lie for hours on a chaise longue, so inert that the folds of chiffon which dripped from her body to the floor hung as steady as if they were stone — Rebecca West > < the greatest menace to freedom is an inert people — L.D.Brandeis > passive implies immobility or a lack of positive reaction when acted upon by an external force or agent, often implying a submissiveness consisting of failure to be provoked to resistance or of a planned avoidance of any action that will give aid to the dominating force or agent < some of those hours were spent in intensive cerebration, some in passive listening to lectures — H.M.Wriston > < passive obedience to authority > < passive resistance to oppression > supine implies abject inertia or passivity, often from indolence < he is supine; he accepts his mother's truculence on his behalf with an indolence of temper which distinguishes him in this, as in all matters — Edward Hyams > < political and religious dissension … had split a weary and supine people into a dozen factions — P.J.Searles > |
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