disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"行動を起こすか、変化を生じたい思う能動的
例:a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations 会社活動に対する活発な興味を持つディレクター
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"動詞の主語が、その動詞が示す動作を起こす、または出来事を引き起こすときに使われる態能動態
例:`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice 『The boy threw the ball(少年がボールを投げた)』は、能動態を使う
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"活発さに満ちた、または持続的活動に従事しているさま現に活動している
例:an active seaport 盛んな港
characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"精力的な活動によって特徴づけられる行動的