Definition of passively in English:

passively

adverb ˈpasɪvliˈpæsɪvli

1In an accepting manner, without active response or resistance.
we don't have to sit passively by while others decide our fate
they will not passively accept defeat
Example sentencesExamples
- He appears to be lying low, until he can passively take advantage of the situation.
- It proposes a numberless succession of sons passively tormented by their fathers' ghosts.
- You have to passively hope that some reviewer notices you and plays the game.
- They simply cannot fathom how an African-American woman could live as passively as Celie does.
- Amelia recalls Fielding's passively good wife in the eponymous novel.
- He is reduced to passively observing the life teeming around him.
- She does not fulfil his fantasy of a woman loyal to men or passively victimized by them.
- His films challenge the spectator to think about, rather than passively accept, that which is shown on the screen.
- He listens passively as his friend rambles on.
- As they sit passively in front of their TV sets, they are barraged with redundant images.
2Grammar
Using the passive voice.
it is passively expressed that he was "carried up"
Example sentencesExamples
- The intransitive verb may be used passively with the preposition as an adverbial adjunct, as in 'I despair of success'.
- Many people write passively by default, as it feels more natural or academic to them.
- if you've never understood what it means to write actively or passively, stick with us and learn how to turn cludgy passive sentences into bright, active ones.
- The present participle is often used passively.
- I have a habit of writing passively.
- Passively stated, Gaul was conquered by Caesar.
- The only caveat with venire is that it cannot be used passively with compound tenses.
- Intransitive Italian verbs such as arrivare cannot be used passively because they do not take a direct object.
- Most writing authorities agree that the active voice is both more engaging and easier to read than passively constructed writing.
- He taught me grammar—or, passively, grammar was taught to me.
3From a transmitter or target rather than by generating a signal.
some cell phones passively receive data from geosynchronous satellites
Example sentencesExamples
- This popular helper automatically builds scripts by passively observing normal system use.
- A just-released website allows supporters to passively download DVD-quality video from the campaign.
- Because there's no way to trace people who are passively receiving their signal, the company has turned to a new strategy.
- One property that might be useful is the ability to update the table passively, requiring periodic lookups to be done in order to refresh the table.
- This prevents strangers from passively scanning the area and receiving your network's broadcasts.
- This process does not flood the network with active scanning, but gathers and processes this information passively.
- He would like to be able to passively identify the various scanning tools hackers and others use to find vulnerable wireless networks.
- It constantly and passively monitors network assets for potential vulnerabilities and then alerts administrators in real time to anomalous behavior.
- It passively monitors the transmissions of a wireless LAN, computing the encryption password when enough packets have been gathered.
- The custom software passively logs the latitude and longitude, the signal strength, the network name, and other vital stats.
1. 3.1 By making use of incident sunlight as an energy source.
  passively heated homes
  Example sentencesExamples
  The temperature under the new roof is passively controlled.
  We passively use the heat of the sun's rays in our everyday life.
  Solar energy can be exploited passively by taking heat and light from the sun directly without using any appliances to convert it to other forms of energy.
  Technologies which passively absorb the energy of the sun and have no moving components are referred to as passive solar technologies.
  These walls are designed to harness the energy of the sun to passively reduce heating costs in the home.
  Isolated gain involves utilizing solar energy to passively move heat from or to the living space using a fluid (such as water) or air by natural convection or forced convection.
  Builders today use similar methods for passively capturing solar energy.
  Methods of passively collecting solar energy include solar ovens and well-planned indoor heating techniques.
  Keeping the house well-insulated can make good use of the sun's warmth passively and reduce one's reliance on electricity from the city.
  Clear or translucent doors take the captured light and passively reflect it further inside.

Definition of passively in US English:

passively

adverbˈpasivlēˈpæsɪvli

1In an accepting manner, without active response or resistance.
we don't have to sit passively by while others decide our fate
they will not passively accept defeat
Example sentencesExamples
- It proposes a numberless succession of sons passively tormented by their fathers' ghosts.
- His films challenge the spectator to think about, rather than passively accept, that which is shown on the screen.
- He is reduced to passively observing the life teeming around him.
- They simply cannot fathom how an African-American woman could live as passively as Celie does.
- He appears to be lying low, until he can passively take advantage of the situation.
- You have to passively hope that some reviewer notices you and plays the game.
- He listens passively as his friend rambles on.
- She does not fulfil his fantasy of a woman loyal to men or passively victimized by them.
- Amelia recalls Fielding's passively good wife in the eponymous novel.
- As they sit passively in front of their TV sets, they are barraged with redundant images.
2Grammar
Using the passive voice.
it is passively expressed that he was “carried up.”
Example sentencesExamples
- Passively stated, Gaul was conquered by Caesar.
- Many people write passively by default, as it feels more natural or academic to them.
- Intransitive Italian verbs such as arrivare cannot be used passively because they do not take a direct object.
- Most writing authorities agree that the active voice is both more engaging and easier to read than passively constructed writing.
- The intransitive verb may be used passively with the preposition as an adverbial adjunct, as in 'I despair of success'.
- The only caveat with venire is that it cannot be used passively with compound tenses.
- The present participle is often used passively.
- I have a habit of writing passively.
- if you've never understood what it means to write actively or passively, stick with us and learn how to turn cludgy passive sentences into bright, active ones.
- He taught me grammar—or, passively, grammar was taught to me.
3From a transmitter or target rather than by generating a signal.
some cell phones passively receive data from geosynchronous satellites
Example sentencesExamples
- This process does not flood the network with active scanning, but gathers and processes this information passively.
- This prevents strangers from passively scanning the area and receiving your network's broadcasts.
- The custom software passively logs the latitude and longitude, the signal strength, the network name, and other vital stats.
- One property that might be useful is the ability to update the table passively, requiring periodic lookups to be done in order to refresh the table.
- It passively monitors the transmissions of a wireless LAN, computing the encryption password when enough packets have been gathered.
- This popular helper automatically builds scripts by passively observing normal system use.
- Because there's no way to trace people who are passively receiving their signal, the company has turned to a new strategy.
- It constantly and passively monitors network assets for potential vulnerabilities and then alerts administrators in real time to anomalous behavior.
- A just-released website allows supporters to passively download DVD-quality video from the campaign.
- He would like to be able to passively identify the various scanning tools hackers and others use to find vulnerable wireless networks.
1. 3.1 By making use of incident sunlight as an energy source.
  passively heated homes
  Example sentencesExamples
  We passively use the heat of the sun's rays in our everyday life.
  These walls are designed to harness the energy of the sun to passively reduce heating costs in the home.
  Methods of passively collecting solar energy include solar ovens and well-planned indoor heating techniques.
  Builders today use similar methods for passively capturing solar energy.
  Isolated gain involves utilizing solar energy to passively move heat from or to the living space using a fluid (such as water) or air by natural convection or forced convection.
  Solar energy can be exploited passively by taking heat and light from the sun directly without using any appliances to convert it to other forms of energy.
  Technologies which passively absorb the energy of the sun and have no moving components are referred to as passive solar technologies.
  Keeping the house well-insulated can make good use of the sun's warmth passively and reduce one's reliance on electricity from the city.
  Clear or translucent doors take the captured light and passively reflect it further inside.
  The temperature under the new roof is passively controlled.

单词	passively
释义	Definition of passively in English: passively adverb ˈpasɪvliˈpæsɪvli 1In an accepting manner, without active response or resistance. we don't have to sit passively by while others decide our fate they will not passively accept defeat Example sentencesExamples He appears to be lying low, until he can passively take advantage of the situation. It proposes a numberless succession of sons passively tormented by their fathers' ghosts. You have to passively hope that some reviewer notices you and plays the game. They simply cannot fathom how an African-American woman could live as passively as Celie does. Amelia recalls Fielding's passively good wife in the eponymous novel. He is reduced to passively observing the life teeming around him. She does not fulfil his fantasy of a woman loyal to men or passively victimized by them. His films challenge the spectator to think about, rather than passively accept, that which is shown on the screen. He listens passively as his friend rambles on. As they sit passively in front of their TV sets, they are barraged with redundant images. 2Grammar Using the passive voice. it is passively expressed that he was "carried up" Example sentencesExamples The intransitive verb may be used passively with the preposition as an adverbial adjunct, as in 'I despair of success'. Many people write passively by default, as it feels more natural or academic to them. if you've never understood what it means to write actively or passively, stick with us and learn how to turn cludgy passive sentences into bright, active ones. The present participle is often used passively. I have a habit of writing passively. Passively stated, Gaul was conquered by Caesar. The only caveat with venire* is that it cannot be used passively with compound tenses.* Intransitive Italian verbs such as arrivare* cannot be used passively because they do not take a direct object.* Most writing authorities agree that the active voice is both more engaging and easier to read than passively constructed writing. He taught me grammar—or, passively, grammar was taught to me. 3From a transmitter or target rather than by generating a signal. some cell phones passively receive data from geosynchronous satellites Example sentencesExamples This popular helper automatically builds scripts by passively observing normal system use. A just-released website allows supporters to passively download DVD-quality video from the campaign. Because there's no way to trace people who are passively receiving their signal, the company has turned to a new strategy. One property that might be useful is the ability to update the table passively, requiring periodic lookups to be done in order to refresh the table. This prevents strangers from passively scanning the area and receiving your network's broadcasts. This process does not flood the network with active scanning, but gathers and processes this information passively. He would like to be able to passively identify the various scanning tools hackers and others use to find vulnerable wireless networks. It constantly and passively monitors network assets for potential vulnerabilities and then alerts administrators in real time to anomalous behavior. It passively monitors the transmissions of a wireless LAN, computing the encryption password when enough packets have been gathered. The custom software passively logs the latitude and longitude, the signal strength, the network name, and other vital stats. 3.1 By making use of incident sunlight as an energy source. passively heated homes Example sentencesExamples The temperature under the new roof is passively controlled. We passively use the heat of the sun's rays in our everyday life. Solar energy can be exploited passively by taking heat and light from the sun directly without using any appliances to convert it to other forms of energy. Technologies which passively absorb the energy of the sun and have no moving components are referred to as passive solar technologies. These walls are designed to harness the energy of the sun to passively reduce heating costs in the home. Isolated gain involves utilizing solar energy to passively move heat from or to the living space using a fluid (such as water) or air by natural convection or forced convection. Builders today use similar methods for passively capturing solar energy. Methods of passively collecting solar energy include solar ovens and well-planned indoor heating techniques. Keeping the house well-insulated can make good use of the sun's warmth passively and reduce one's reliance on electricity from the city. Clear or translucent doors take the captured light and passively reflect it further inside. Definition of passively in US English: passively adverbˈpasivlēˈpæsɪvli 1In an accepting manner, without active response or resistance. we don't have to sit passively by while others decide our fate they will not passively accept defeat Example sentencesExamples It proposes a numberless succession of sons passively tormented by their fathers' ghosts. His films challenge the spectator to think about, rather than passively accept, that which is shown on the screen. He is reduced to passively observing the life teeming around him. They simply cannot fathom how an African-American woman could live as passively as Celie does. He appears to be lying low, until he can passively take advantage of the situation. You have to passively hope that some reviewer notices you and plays the game. He listens passively as his friend rambles on. She does not fulfil his fantasy of a woman loyal to men or passively victimized by them. Amelia recalls Fielding's passively good wife in the eponymous novel. As they sit passively in front of their TV sets, they are barraged with redundant images. 2Grammar Using the passive voice. it is passively expressed that he was “carried up.” Example sentencesExamples Passively stated, Gaul was conquered by Caesar. Many people write passively by default, as it feels more natural or academic to them. Intransitive Italian verbs such as arrivare* cannot be used passively because they do not take a direct object.* Most writing authorities agree that the active voice is both more engaging and easier to read than passively constructed writing. The intransitive verb may be used passively with the preposition as an adverbial adjunct, as in 'I despair of success'. The only caveat with venire* is that it cannot be used passively with compound tenses.* The present participle is often used passively. I have a habit of writing passively. if you've never understood what it means to write actively or passively, stick with us and learn how to turn cludgy passive sentences into bright, active ones. He taught me grammar—or, passively, grammar was taught to me. 3From a transmitter or target rather than by generating a signal. some cell phones passively receive data from geosynchronous satellites Example sentencesExamples This process does not flood the network with active scanning, but gathers and processes this information passively. This prevents strangers from passively scanning the area and receiving your network's broadcasts. The custom software passively logs the latitude and longitude, the signal strength, the network name, and other vital stats. One property that might be useful is the ability to update the table passively, requiring periodic lookups to be done in order to refresh the table. It passively monitors the transmissions of a wireless LAN, computing the encryption password when enough packets have been gathered. This popular helper automatically builds scripts by passively observing normal system use. Because there's no way to trace people who are passively receiving their signal, the company has turned to a new strategy. It constantly and passively monitors network assets for potential vulnerabilities and then alerts administrators in real time to anomalous behavior. A just-released website allows supporters to passively download DVD-quality video from the campaign. He would like to be able to passively identify the various scanning tools hackers and others use to find vulnerable wireless networks. 3.1 By making use of incident sunlight as an energy source. passively heated homes Example sentencesExamples We passively use the heat of the sun's rays in our everyday life. These walls are designed to harness the energy of the sun to passively reduce heating costs in the home. Methods of passively collecting solar energy include solar ovens and well-planned indoor heating techniques. Builders today use similar methods for passively capturing solar energy. Isolated gain involves utilizing solar energy to passively move heat from or to the living space using a fluid (such as water) or air by natural convection or forced convection. Solar energy can be exploited passively by taking heat and light from the sun directly without using any appliances to convert it to other forms of energy. Technologies which passively absorb the energy of the sun and have no moving components are referred to as passive solar technologies. Keeping the house well-insulated can make good use of the sun's warmth passively and reduce one's reliance on electricity from the city. Clear or translucent doors take the captured light and passively reflect it further inside. The temperature under the new roof is passively controlled.
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