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docile adj.容易控制的；温顺的 (1) 她对他可谓百依百顺。(2) 他担心自己会失去一个听话的学生。(3) 这幢房子面朝一泓平静的湖水。(4) 大熊猫的性情很温顺。(5) 丹很容易教，但是他弟弟就不这么温顺了。 Docile comes from Latin root for teaching, docere, so someone docile is easy to teach. A docile student is willing to be taught. A docile animal is easy to handle. If you behave well and do what people tell you to do, you're a docile person. Docile might be a word of praise, but it can also be a criticism of someone for being overly submissive. Some synonyms are amenable and compliant.

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英 ['dəʊsaɪl] 美 ['dɑːsl] (1) In every sense she is docile and obedient to him.(2) He trembled lest he himself should lose a docile pupil.(3) The house faces a docile body of water.(4) Giant pandas have very docile temperaments.(5) Dan is easy to teach, but his brother is not so docile. If someone is docile, he is easily taught or handled. If you suddenly became a trouble-maker in class, your teachers would long for the days when you were sweet and docile. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]温顺的；驯良的；易控制的 A person or animal that is docile is quiet, not aggressive, and easily controlled. ...docile, obedient children...温顺、听话的孩子They wanted a low-cost, docile workforce.他们想要廉价的、听话的劳动力。docilityHer docility had surprised him.她的温顺让他吃惊。docilelyShe stood there, docilely awaiting my decision.她站在那儿，温顺地等着我的决定。

英语单词	docile
英美音标	英 ['dəʊsaɪl] 美 ['dɑːsl]
中文释义	adj.容易控制的；温顺的
英语例句	(1) In every sense she is docile and obedient to him. (2) He trembled lest he himself should lose a docile pupil. (3) The house faces a docile body of water. (4) Giant pandas have very docile temperaments. (5) Dan is easy to teach, but his brother is not so docile.
中文例句	(1) 她对他可谓百依百顺。 (2) 他担心自己会失去一个听话的学生。 (3) 这幢房子面朝一泓平静的湖水。 (4) 大熊猫的性情很温顺。 (5) 丹很容易教，但是他弟弟就不这么温顺了。
vocabulary简明	If someone is docile, he is easily taught or handled. If you suddenly became a trouble-maker in class, your teachers would long for the days when you were sweet and docile.
vocabulary扩展	Docile comes from Latin root for teaching, docere, so someone docile is easy to teach. A docile student is willing to be taught. A docile animal is easy to handle. If you behave well and do what people tell you to do, you're a docile person. Docile might be a word of praise, but it can also be a criticism of someone for being overly submissive. Some synonyms are amenable and compliant.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]温顺的；驯良的；易控制的 A person or animal that is docile is quiet, not aggressive, and easily controlled. ...docile, obedient children... 温顺、听话的孩子 They wanted a low-cost, docile workforce. 他们想要廉价的、听话的劳动力。 docility Her docility had surprised him. 她的温顺让他吃惊。 docilely She stood there, docilely awaiting my decision. 她站在那儿，温顺地等着我的决定。

Docile Easy Obedient Easily Animal Docility 英 Dəʊsaɪl] 美