passive voice

n. 【语】被动式，被动态

同：	[n.] passive
反：	[n.] active, active voice

the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
- The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice
- The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive
[同] passive, passive voice
[反] active, active voice

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