Definition

• adj. not taking action, showing little feeling, and letting things happen to you
• adj. describing a sentence structure where the subject receives the action

Example

He stayed passive during the argument and never said what he wanted.

争吵时他一直很被动，从没说出自己想要什么。

Word familypassiv-

n.

passionL3passivityL6

adj.

impassionedL5impassiveL5

adv.

passivelyL6