Word · Frequency #19364
submissive
顺从的；服从的；听话的
核心释义
willing to accept the authority or wishes of others; obedient
- 1.
温顺服从的；被动的；谄媚的。
Meekly obedient or passive; obsequious.
- 2.
倾向于或愿意服从他人命令或愿望
inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination
- 3.
渴望或进行性顺从的。
Desiring or engaging in sexual submission.
- 4.
极度顺从；奴隶或仆人的特征
abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; ; - S.H.Adams
奴性的；卑躬屈膝的；低声下气的；性顺从的；性臣服的；温顺服从的；被动的；谄媚的。；倾向于或愿意服从他人命令或愿望；渴望或进行性顺从的。
用法In use
The dog lowered its head and gave a submissive whine.
用法提示：submissive 作定语，修饰 whine，表示顺从、屈服的样子。
She was too submissive in the meeting and never challenged the plan.
用法提示：submissive 作表语，描述主语温和顺从、不反抗的态度。
He used a submissive tone when asking his boss for a day off.
用法提示：submissive 作定语，修饰 tone，体现恭敬服从的语气。
submissive servants
a submissive reply
replacing troublemakers with more submissive people
she has become submissive and subservient
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- submissive to
- 顺从于；屈服于
- She was too submissive to her manager's demands.她对经理的要求过于顺从。
- submissive behaviour
- 顺从行为；温顺表现
- His submissive behaviour made others think he lacked confidence.他顺从的行为让其他人觉得他缺乏自信。
- submissive role
- 顺从角色；屈从地位
- In their relationship, he prefers to take a submissive role.在他们的关系中，他更喜欢扮演顺从的角色。
- submissive partner
- 顺从的伴侣；性顺从的一方
- The therapist discussed how a submissive partner can still express needs.治疗师讨论了顺从的伴侣仍然可以表达需求。
- submissive posture
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象自己“在下方递上（sub+mit）意愿”给他人，就是顺从的、低声下气的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常行为/性格描写、性关系语境、书面或文学描写 submissive 的语域随场合变化：一般表示温顺服从时是中性偏正式；在两性关系中指性顺从，比较正式或临床；形容卑躬屈膝时带贬义，多见于书面语。日常口语里更常说 obedient 或 docile。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词to连用，表示对某人或某事物顺从。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all carry the stressed syllable /ˈmɪsɪv/, so they rhyme with submissive. Beware the lookalike submission /səbˈmɪʃən/, which ends in /ʃən/, not /sɪv/, and therefore does not rhyme.
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