passively

副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈpæs.ɪv.li/    美 /ˈpæs.ɪv.li/

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In a passive manner; without conscious or self-directed action. not-comparable
    — Water flowed passively between tanks via the siphon.
  2. In an acquiescent manner; resignedly or submissively. not-comparable
    — Paradoxically, the same faculty who complain about busyness are most likely to end up waiting passively. While they acquiescently wait to write, they busy themselves with other, often trivial, activities.
  3. In the passive voice; having a passive construction. not-comparable
    — Statements phrased in an active voice, with a few outcome-oriented goals, improve school performance more than those stated passively with either multiple goals or goals focused on processes or behaviors.

词汇关系

相关词
passive passiveness passivisation passivization passivise passivize passivity

词源

Etymology tree
English passive
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English passively
From passive + -ly.
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