submissiveness
noun [ U ] uk/səbˈmɪs.ɪv.nəs/ us/səbˈmɪs.ɪv.nəs/
顺从;顺从的举止
a willingness to allow control by other people or animals, or behaviour that shows this
Submissiveness was seen as desirable in women. 顺从被认为是女性的可取之处。
Dogs bare their throats to each other to show their submissiveness. 狗会对着对方露出喉咙，以示顺从。
See: submissive
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- He was a religious autocrat who demanded submissiveness to his will from his young charges.
- He works hard to ingratiate himself through jokes and fawning, conveying a fidgety submissiveness.
- One dog will signal his submissiveness to the other.