inactive

/in'æktiv/

Thân thiện

He spends his inactive days reading in a comfortable armchair.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not active physically or mentally: Describes a person or organism that is not moving much or not engaged in mental exertion.
   • Not in operation or use: Describes something that is not currently functioning, being used, or producing effects.
   • Not participating or engaged: Describes a person who is not involved in an activity, work, or duty.
   • Chemically inert: Describes a substance that does not readily undergo chemical reactions.
   • Dormant: Describes something, like a volcano or disease, that is temporarily inactive but not extinct or cured.

Usage Examples

• Describing a person's lifestyle:
  • After his surgery, he led a relatively inactive life.
  • The inactive student rarely participated in class discussions.
• Describing an object or account:
  • The factory has been inactive for years.
  • The bank closed the inactive account due to no transactions for over a decade.
• Describing a member or status:
  • She is an inactive member of the club and doesn't attend meetings.
• Scientific/Technical context:
  • Nitrogen is relatively inactive at room temperature.
  • The volcano is currently inactive but is monitored closely.

Advanced Usage

• "inactive ingredient": A component in a product (like medicine or food) that does not have a therapeutic or active effect but serves another purpose, such as a filler or preservative.
  • The pill contains both active and inactive ingredients.
• "inactive duty" (Military): A status for reserve personnel who are not currently performing training or service.
  • He was placed on inactive duty after his tour.

Variants and Related Words

• Inactivity (n): The state of being inactive.
  • Physical inactivity can lead to health problems.
• Inactively (adv): In an inactive manner.
  • The machine sat inactively in the corner.

Synonyms

• Idle: Not active or in use.
• Dormant: In a state of rest or inactivity; latent.
• Passive: Accepting or allowing what happens without active response.
• Static: Lacking in movement, action, or change.

Antonyms

• Active: Engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits.
• Dynamic: Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.
• Operational: In or ready for use.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• To lie inactive: To remain unused or not operational.
  • The project has lain inactive since funding was cut.(Note: "Inactive" itself is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its meaning is typically conveyed directly.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not in physical motion
   • the inertia of an object at rest
2. not active physically or mentally
   • illness forced him to live an inactive life
   • dreamy and inactive by nature
3. not engaged in full-time work
   • inactive reserve
   • an inactive member
4. lacking activity; lying idle or unused
   • an inactive mine
   • inactive accounts
   • inactive machinery
5. lacking in energy or will
   • Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself- George Meredith
6. (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
   • a dormant volcano
7. not exerting influence or change
8. (military) not involved in military operations
9. (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
10. (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
    • desired amounts of inactive chlorine

Từ đồng nghĩa

• motionless
• static
• still
• passive
• dormant
• nonoperational