supinely
adverb disapproving uk/ˈsuː.paɪn.li/ /ˈsjuː.paɪn.li/ us/ˈsuː.paɪn.li/
仰卧地（掌心向上地）; 因循地;服从地
in a way that shows you are weak, and willing to be controlled by other people
He is loyal to his clan but not supinely so. 他忠于自己的氏族，但并非绝对服从。
See: supine
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- No media organisation worth its salt should supinely accept the ruling of a British court which curtails the right of the press to report matters of public interest.
- How supinely we accept the idea that youth must have its fling.
- He has stood supinely by while the government has signed our rights away.