One word, one everyday story
Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback
Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.
passive
/pæsɪv/
Original teaching content · provenance and version
Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.
English pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)
Your current device will speak after you click; voices can differ by device.
- variant 1
- passive
1 · adjective
used to describe a verb form in which the subject receives the action
被动语态的
Study this sense through the example sentence for passive.
In 'The window was broken,' the verb is passive.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
在“The window was broken”中，动词使用了被动语态。
Share this public expressionMandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
Connect this word to your life
Pronunciation: /pæsɪv/
Try using this word in a sentence about your life; you may skip this.