passive
01
passiv
(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is affected by the action of the verb
Exempel
She preferred to use passive constructions in her writing to emphasize the action rather than the subject.
Hon föredrog att använda passiva konstruktioner i sitt skrivande för att betona handlingen snarare än subjektet.
02
passiv, undergiven
accepting what happens or not opposing what other people do or say
Exempel
I had been passive about the situation until it became impossible to ignore.
Jag hade varit passiv inför situationen tills det blev omöjligt att ignorera.
03
passiv, icke aktiv
(of a circuit or device) not generating energy and lacking an internal source of electromotive force
Exempel
Capacitors and inductors are passive elements.
Kondensatorer och spolar är passiva element.
Passive
Lexikalt Träd
impassive
passively
passiveness
passive
