submissively

/səbˈmɪsɪvli/ adv

In a submissive manner.

Word Origin Submissive comes from Latin submittere 'to send under, yield,' from sub- 'under' and mittere 'to send.' So submissively means in a yielding, obedient manner. The same root mittere gives us transmit (send across), emit (send out), omit (send away), commit (send together), and mission. The breakdown sub+miss+ive+ly shows the prefix, root miss (from mittere), and suffixes.

adv In a submissive manner.

The dog lowered its head submissively when its owner raised his voice.

(副词) 顺从地;服从地;温顺地;恭顺地

当主人提高声音时,狗顺从地低下了头。

(adverbio) sumisamente; dócilmente; obedecientemente; servilmente [De manera sumisa.]

El perro bajó la cabeza sumisamente cuando su dueño alzó la voz.

(adverbe) docilement; servilement; avec soumission; en toute soumission [De manière soumise, en témoignant de la docilité ou de la résignation.]

Le chien a baissé la tête d'un air soumis quand son maître a élevé la voix.

(Adverb) unterwürfig; demütig [Auf eine unterwürfige, gehorsame oder nachgebende Weise.]

Der Hund senkte **submissively** den Kopf, als sein Besitzer die Stimme erhob.

(副詞) 従順に従う様子で。素直に。おとなしく。

犬は飼い主が声を上げたとき、おとなしく頭を下げた。

(advérbio) submissamente; servilmente; obsequiosamente [De maneira submissa.]

O cachorro abaixou a cabeça submissamente quando seu dono levantou a voz.

Word parts: sub + miss + ive + ly

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