passive voice
短语n. 被动式, 被动态
发音
US
词形变化
passive voices
复数
passive voices
释义与例句
n.
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1.
The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.
不可数 语言学The passive voice is sometimes criticized for de-emphasizing the actor.
Many languages, including English, use auxiliary verbs in constructing the passive voice.
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2.
Any writing which obscures the identity of the perpetrator of an action, regardless of whether the sentence uses the passive form of a verb.
不可数Phrases such as officer-involved shooting are often criticized as examples of passive voice.