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单词 passive resistance
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passive resistance
noun[U]
uk
/ˌpæs.ɪv rɪˈzɪs.təns/us
/ˌpæs.ɪv rɪˈzɪs.təns/
theactofshowingin apeacefulway that youopposesomething,ratherthan usingviolence:
消极抵抗，非暴力抵抗
The Mahatmainstigatedseveralcampaignsofpassiveresistanceagainst the BritishgovernmentinIndia.圣雄甘地在印度发起过多次反对英国政府的非暴力抵抗运动。
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(Definition ofpassive resistancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

passive resistance| American Dictionary

passive resistance
noun[U]
us
/ˈpæs·ɪv rɪˈzɪs·təns/
a way ofshowingyouroppositionto alaworofficialactivitywithoutactingviolently
(Definition ofpassive resistancefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpassive resistance

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Passiveresistanceintermixed with active defiance in the rear inevitably and profoundly affected conditions at the front.
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Passiveresistancecould turn into a battle in which the morality of war ruled supreme.
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Does she defer, instead, because she hopes to conquer him throughpassiveresistance, both a social and political strategy?
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Passiveresistancehad to be "masculine, bold and ardent in its spirit" and capable of switching over to active resistance.
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Already in his pieces onpassiveresistance, he had identified the need for a central authority to guide the movement.
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Early on, he distinguished betweenpassiveresistanceand satyagraha.
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As they consistently refused to leave, a large military force was sent in to commence evacuation, which metpassiveresistance.
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Having made the distinction between active andpassiveresistance, he stressed that any form of refusal constituted an act of resistance or at least non-conformity.
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However, the destruction of vineyards, much more than a mere source of income to many wine growers, mostly met active andpassiveresistance.
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The interviewees spiritedly engaged in the roleplaying task with no apparent cynicism orpassiveresistance.
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Although use of this tool is well-documented in measuring the force generated in voluntary muscle contraction, it is less well-established in measuringpassiveresistanceforces.
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Even in the most highly civilised communities,passiveresistancemay easily degenerate into active resistance.
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Passiveresistancein any form will defeat it.
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It will not end the rent and rate strike, or bring about co-operation by the mass of the people involved in thepassiveresistancecampaign.
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Was not thepassiveresistancemovement a revolt against the constitution of the country.
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