submissively

adverb
🔊/səbˈmɪsɪvli/
🔊/səbˈmɪsɪvli/
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  1. in a way that shows you are willing to accept somebody else's authority and willing to obey them without questioning anything they want you to do唯命是从的;顺从的;驯服的;听话的
    • ‘You're right and I was wrong,’ he said submissively.“你说得对,是我错了。” 他恭顺地说。🔊🔊
    opposite assertivelyTopics Discussion and agreementc2