docilely

/ˈdɑ.sə.li/ adv C1 ✓

Submissively or obediently.

Word Origin From Latin docere 'to teach' — so docile means 'teachable,' and docilely is doing something in a teachable, obedient way. The same root gives us indoctrinate (to teach in), doctrine (a teaching), and even document, which originally meant a lesson or proof.

adv Submissively or obediently. C1 ✓

The dog lay docilely at its owner's feet, awaiting the next command.

(副词) 顺从地;温顺地;听话地

这只狗顺从地躺在主人脚边,等待下一个指令。

(adverbio) dócilmente; sumisamente; obedientemente; mansamente [De manera sumisa u obediente.]

El perro se echó dócilmente a los pies de su dueño, esperando la siguiente orden.

(adverbe) docilement; obéissamment [De manière soumise ou obéissante.]

Le chien se couchait **docilely** aux pieds de son maître, attendant le prochain ordre.

(Adverb) folgsam; gehorsam; unterwürfig [Auf eine unterwürfige oder gehorsame Weise.]

Der Hund lag **docilely** zu Füßen seines Besitzers und wartete auf den nächsten Befehl.

(副詞) submissively(従順に)、または obediently(素直に)。

犬は飼い主の足元におとなしく伏せ、次の命令を待っていた。

(advérbio) docilmente; submissamente; obedeientemente; mansamente [De modo submisso ou obediente.]

O cachorro deitou-se docilmente aos pés do dono, aguardando o próximo comando.

Word parts: docile + ly

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