late 15c., "easily taught," from Italian or French docile, from Latin docilis "easily taught," from docere "teach" (see doctor). Sense of "obedient, submissive" first recorded 1774.
雙語例句
1. Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient.
馬戲團(tuán)的猴子訓(xùn)練得服服貼貼的.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. " You're all so docile. You don't put up the slightest resistance.
“ 你們總是忍受, 你們一點(diǎn)也不反抗.
來自漢英文學(xué) - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
3. They wanted a low-cost, docile workforce.
他們想要廉價的、聽話的勞動力。
來自辭典例句
4. Why don't you become a nice, docile Christian?
我想你還不如規(guī)規(guī)矩矩地去做一個基督徒.
來自漢英文學(xué) - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
5. The soldiers were grateful and docile, made almost childlike by their wounds.