English Dictionary

pseudopassive

形容詞

(grammar) Of or related to the pseudopassive. / Nearly passive; relatively passive. / Resembling (something) passive.

日本語の意味

擬似受動的：受動態に似ているが、厳密には受動態とは異なる状態を示す。 / ほぼ受動的：完全な受動態というより、受動的な性質を多く含む状態。 / 比較的受動的：他と比較した場合に、受動的な性質が顕著である状態

The linguistics professor explained the pseudopassive construction in her lecture.

言語学の教授は講義で、見かけ上は受動態に見えるが実際には受動ではない構文（擬似受動）について説明した。

意味（1）

(grammar) Of or related to the pseudopassive.

A kind of ‘pseudo-passive’ construction is possible, though, with intransitive verbs having a prepositional phrase complement.

意味（2）

Nearly passive; relatively passive.

The magnitude of the current density within the region is, of course, too high to be regarded as passive in the conventional sense, and we coin the term pseudopassive to describe it.

意味（3）

Resembling (something) passive.

Some patients who look passive-aggressive are still pseudopassive-aggressive because though they are difficult, covertly hostile people … they are suffering from another emotional disorder.