中英互译

passive-aggressive

英 /ˌpæsɪv əˈɡresɪv/美 /ˌpæsɪv əˈɡresɪv/

基本释义

The Paulsens, however, refused to be satisfied with “weird.” They wanted “sociopathic, ” they wanted “passive-aggressive, ” they wanted “bad.”
但是波尔森夫妇对“奇怪”这个评价并不满意，他们想听的是“她太不合群了”，或者“这不是消极攻击嘛”，他们想听到的是“卡洛尔太不像话了”。
For instance, if a passive aggressive worker promises to get you data by a specific date, confirm that commitment with the employee in front of someone who needs that data.
例如，如果有消极对抗的员工允诺会在某个日期之前提供数据，那就在需要这些数据的人面前跟这个员工确认他的承诺。
Because his perception is that there is no room for discussion or negotiation, he reluctantly agrees to the task but then ACTS out in passive aggressive ways.
因为他观察到没有讨论和商量的余地，于是他选择极不情愿地接受任务，然后以这种消极的方式表示反抗。