passive threat

• 被动威胁

passive threat的用法和样例：

例句

1. They learned never to make themselves vulnerable by uttering any sort of threat since giving such a warning insured a quick reprisal.
   他们为了不使自己处于被动挨打的地位，养成了绝不发出任何威胁的习惯，因为发出威胁就等于提醒对方，肯定会引起对方迅速的报复行动。