Definition of passive voice in English Dictionary

• 名词 (Noun)SUF-ice+-
  1. (grammar) The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.
     1. The passive voice is sometimes criticized for de-emphasizing the actor. ["is ... criticized" is passive.]
     2. Many languages, including English, use auxiliary verbs in constructing the passive voice.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (proscribed) Any construction that obscures the agent of an action, or the agency of said agent.

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1. en passive-voice
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3. en inside voice
4. en outside voice
5. en passive solar