(adj.) inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; 'submissive servants'; 'a submissive reply'; 'replacing troublemakers with more submissive people' .
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雙語例句
The voice of the submissive man who had spoken, was flat and tame in its extreme submission. 查爾斯·狄更斯.雙城記.
Bitzer,' said Mr. Gradgrind, broken down, and miserably submissive to him, 'have you a heart? 查爾斯·狄更斯.艱難時事.
God won't be so cruel as to take you from me, cried poor Jo rebelliously, for her spirit was far less piously submissive than Beth's. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特.小婦人.
She ran off a few steps, like a blown leaf along the ground, then crouched unobtrusively, in submissive, wild patience. 戴維·赫伯特·勞倫斯.戀愛中的女人.
Don't break out, Lammle,' urged Fledgeby, in a submissive tone, 'because there's no occasion. 查爾斯·狄更斯.我們共同的朋友.
Tom stood perfectly submissive; and yet Legree could not hide from himself that his power over his bond thrall was somehow gone. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托.湯姆叔叔的小屋.
By these attentions, that veteran rake, Rawdon Crawley, found himself converted into a very happy and submissive married man. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷.名利場.
Well, I took him in hand, and in one fortnight I had him tamed down as submissive and tractable as heart could desire. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托.湯姆叔叔的小屋.
You have been submissive to our rule heretofore; but it looks now as if you did not intend to continue so, and we will remain in the Union no longer. 尤利西斯·格蘭特.U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
Instead of speaking, I smiled; and not a very complacent or submissive smile either. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.簡·愛.
And Laurie sat down with a submissive expression delightful to behold. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特.小婦人.
Mr Boffin's air was crestfallen and submissive. 查爾斯·狄更斯.我們共同的朋友.
The submissive Tom complied, attended by a crowd. 查爾斯·狄更斯.我們共同的朋友.
He had my children;--whenever I resisted his will anywhere, he would talk about selling them, and he made me as submissive as he desired. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托.湯姆叔叔的小屋.
Don't go away, Miss Hexam,' he said in a submissive manner, speaking thickly and with difficulty. 查爾斯·狄更斯.我們共同的朋友.