passively

/ˈpæsɪvɫi/ adv

In a passive manner; without conscious or self-directed action.

Word Origin From Latin 'pati' (to suffer, endure) — passive means 'suffering' action rather than doing it. The same root gives us 'passion' (originally suffering, then strong emotion), 'patient' (one who endures), and 'compassion' (suffering with). So 'passively' is doing something in a suffering, non-active way.

adv In a passive manner; without conscious or self-directed action.

The audience listened passively to the long lecture without asking any questions.

(副词) 被动地;消极地

观众被动地听着冗长的讲座,没有提出任何问题。

(adverbio) pasivamente [De manera pasiva; sin acción consciente o autodirigida.]

El público escuchó **pasivamente** la larga conferencia sin hacer ninguna pregunta.

(adverbe) passivement; sans réagir; mollement [De manière passive ; sans intervention active ni volonté propre.]

Le public a écouté passivement le long discours sans poser de questions.

(Adverb) passiv; untätig [Auf eine passive Weise; ohne aktives Handeln oder Eigeninitiative.]

Das Publikum hörte der langen Vorlesung **passively** zu, ohne Fragen zu stellen.

(副詞) 受動的に。自発的または意識的な行動をとらずに行動すること。

聴衆は長い講義を何の質問もせずに受け身で聞いていた。

(advérbio) passivamente; sem reagir [De modo passivo; sem ação consciente ou autodirigida.]

O público ouviu passivamente a longa palestra sem fazer nenhuma pergunta.

adv In an acquiescent manner; resignedly or submissively.

She accepted the unfair decision passively, without voicing her objections.

(副词) 顺从地;服从地;温顺地

她被动地接受了不公平的决定,没有提出任何异议。

(adverbio) sumisamente; resignadamente; con resignación [De manera condescendiente; resignada o sumisamente.]

Ella aceptó la decisión injusta **pasivamente**, sin expresar sus objeciones.

(adverbe) passivement; avec résignation; soumissement [Avec résignation ; de manière soumise ; sans protester.]

Elle a accepté la décision injuste avec résignation, sans exprimer ses objections.

(Adverb) willenlos; resigniert; unterwürfig [Auf eine Weise, die Zustimmung oder Unterwerfung ausdrückt; ohne Widerspruch oder Widerstand.]

Sie akzeptierte die ungerechte Entscheidung **passively**, ohne ihre Einwände zu äußern.

(副詞) 従順に、忍従して。反抗せずに受け入れる様子で。

彼女は、不公平な決定に対して、異議を唱えることなく消極的に受け入れた。

(advérbio) com resignação; submissamente; passivamente; de modo submisso [De modo aquiescente; com resignação ou submissão.]

Ela aceitou passivamente a decisão injusta, sem expressar suas objeções.

adv In the passive voice; having a passive construction.

The sentence 'The book was written by the author' is constructed passively.

(副词) 被动语态

句子'这本书是由作者写的'采用了被动语态结构。

(adverbio) en voz pasiva [En voz pasiva; con una construcción pasiva.]

La oración 'El libro fue escrito por el autor' está construida **en voz pasiva**.

(adverbe) à la voix passive; au passif [À la voix passive ; selon une construction grammaticale passive.]

La phrase « The book was written by the author » est construite à la voix passive.

(Adverb) im Passiv; passivisch [Im Passiv; in einer grammatischen Konstruktion, bei der das Subjekt die Handlung empfängt.]

Der Satz *‚Das Buch wurde vom Autor geschrieben‘* ist **passively** konstruiert.

(副詞) 受動態(passive voice)において。能動態ではなく受動態の構文で。

「その本は著者によって書かれた」という文は、受動態で構成されている。

(advérbio) Na voz passiva; com construção passiva.

A frase "O livro foi escrito pelo autor" é construída na voz passiva.

Antonyms: actively

Common collocations

to prep accept verb not adv by prep rather adv actively adv absorb verb wait verb sit verb stand verb merely adv as prep

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