passivize
/ˈpæsɪvaɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.
1- Grammar convert (a verb or clause) into the passive form【语法】把(动词, 句子)变成被动语态:
a sentence that has been passivized.
一个变成被动语态的句子。
1.1
- no obj.(of a verb or clause) be convertible in this way(动词, 句子)可变成被动语态:
transitive verbs in idiomatic expressions frequently will not passivize.
及物动词在习语中通常不能变成被动语态。
派生词