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submissively

/suhb-mis-iv/US // səbˈmɪs ɪv //UK // (səbˈmɪsɪv) //

顺从地,顺服地,顺从,顺从地接受

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
    • : marked by or indicating submission or a yielding to the authority of another: a submissive reply.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called, Informal, sub . the participant in a BDSM sexual encounter or relationship who is obedient, giving power and control to another participant.

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Examples

  • While every other colony was bidding defiance to Britain, this alone submissively applied to her for redress of grievances.

  • But my opponent did not utter a single sound, and only, as before, mournfully and submissively nodded his head up and down.

  • "Your Grace has made better men than me wear your cast clothes," said Jerningham submissively.

  • And did she submissively consent to be deprived of her just dues?

  • She entreated him, humbly, submissively, fearing to make him angry.