被动

• 拼音: bèi dòng
• 汉字拆解: 被 = 衤(clothes) + 皮 (skin, phonetic); 动 = 云 + 力 (strength)

含义

Passive; reactive. Not taking initiative; responding to rather than initiating actions.

Opposite of 主动 (proactive/active). Used in grammar (被动语态 passive voice), psychology, strategy, and everyday situations. Can have negative connotation implying lack of initiative.

例句

1. 在谈判中处于被动地位的一方往往很难争取到好的条件。
2. 与其被动地等待机会，不如主动出击创造机会。
3. 学英语不能太被动，要多开口说才能进步。

用法指南

语境: business, psychology, grammar

语气: analytical

正确说法

• 他总是很被动。(He's always so passive.)
• 我们不能这么被动。(We can't be this passive.)

错误说法

• 用'被动'形容一个积极的等待——比如战略性等待应该说'伺机而动' (Don't use 被动 for strategic waiting — use 伺机而动 for biding one's time)

起源与历史

Compound of 被 (by/passive marker) + 动 (move), indicating movement caused by external forces rather than self-initiated.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal