- 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
例:an active toddler 活発な幼児
- chemical agent capable of activity作用できる化学薬品主体