In most simple terms, active is a state, while activated is how it got there. The former is a mere description of the things as they are, the latter reminds us that there was an action that had an agent.

2015年11月9日 · I would agree with this in colloquial use. However, by the definition alone, one could be active periodically (attend one meeting a week), periodically active (very active in June, completely inactive in July, very active in August, completely inactive in September), or even inactive but still attend periodically (per the OP definition, attendance once per year on the first …

2019年5月2日 · What adjective can you use to say that something can be activated or enabled? (Something akin to "active-able" or "enable-able", which are not recognized words.) "You can activate this product" ->...