submissively
adverb uk/səbˈmɪs.ɪv.li/ us/səbˈmɪs.ɪv.li/
顺从地
in a way that allows yourself to be controlled by other people
She knelt submissively at his feet. 她顺从地跪在他的脚下。
He submissively did as he was told. 他顺从地按照别人的吩咐做事。
See: submissive
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- The boy fell to the ground, submissively holding his hands out in front of him.
- "Guess you're right, Randy," he said submissively.
- Did the people submissively accept dictatorship without a struggle?