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Hasib Posted 3 years ago
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It highlights her quietude
What does the part in bold mean here? Please suggest some other words to me instead of the part in bold.
? It highlights her quietude and _wise passivity_.
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Hasib What does the part in bold mean here? com/ ). "Wise passivity" is not an expression or even a common collocation.
- Hasib What does the part in bold mean here?
- com/ ).
- "Wise passivity" is not an expression or even a common collocation.
- It is almost a poetical and as such is not easily paraphrased.
- What I mean is that even a native speaker has to ponder the meaning using the definitions of the two words, and that's what I recommend you do.
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HasibWhat does the part in bold mean here?
I use onelook.com for quick lookups ( https://www.onelook.com/ ). "Wise passivity" is not an expression or even a common collocation. It is almost a poetical and as such is not easily paraphrased. What I mean is that even a native speaker has to p
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Hasibwise passivity
Who knows? It's a strange expression.
Maybe her prudent slowness to action.
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