In a way that shows you accept another person's control and will not push back. It is the adverb of *submissive*, so it describes HOW someone acts, speaks, or looks: he nodded submissively, she answered submissively. The picture behind it is a person making themselves smaller — head down, voice quiet, agreeing before they have even thought about it.

In a way that shows you accept another person's control用一種顯示你接受別人掌控的樣子 and will not push back而且不會反抗 It is the adverb of submissive這是submissive的副詞形式 so it describes HOW someone acts, speaks, or looks所以描述的是某人「怎麼」做、說、或表現出來 he nodded submissively他順從地點頭 she answered submissively她順從地回答 The picture behind it is a person making themselves smaller背後的畫面是一個人把自己縮小 head down, voice quiet低著頭、放輕聲音 agreeing before they have even thought about it還沒想清楚就先答應了

Two important things about the feel of this word. First, it is usually not a compliment. English has warmer words for cooperating (politely, respectfully, obediently), and a writer who reaches for *submissively* is often pointing at something slightly sad or unhealthy — a worker too afraid of the boss, a child who has learned that arguing is dangerous, a dog that rolls over. Second, it describes the outward behaviour, not necessarily the inner feeling: you can act submissively while quietly disagreeing the whole time, and novels use the word exactly that way.

Two important things about the feel of this word關於這個詞的語感有兩件重要的事 First, it is usually not a compliment第一，這通常不是稱讚 English has warmer words for cooperating英語裡有比較溫暖的詞來表示配合 politely, respectfully, obediently有禮貌地、恭敬地、聽話地 and a writer who reaches for submissively而作者選用submissively這個字時 is often pointing at something slightly sad or unhealthy常常是在指向某種有點可悲或不健康的狀態 a worker too afraid of the boss像太怕老闆的員工 a child who has learned that arguing is dangerous學會了爭辯很危險的小孩 a dog that rolls over或一隻翻身示弱的狗 Second, it describes the outward behaviour, not necessarily the inner feeling第二，它描述的是外在行為，不一定是內心的感受 you can act submissively while quietly disagreeing the whole time你可以表現得順從，心裡卻一直不同意 and novels use the word exactly that way小說也正是這樣用這個詞

It is a formal, written word — you will meet it in stories, psychology writing, and articles about animals or power, far more than in daily conversation. In writing about animals it is neutral and technical: a wolf behaves submissively toward the leader.

It is a formal, written word這是個正式的書面詞 you will meet it in stories, psychology writing, and articles about animals or power你會在故事、心理學文章、以及談動物或權力的文章裡遇到它 far more than in daily conversation遠多於日常對話 In writing about animals it is neutral and technical在談動物的文章裡，這是中性、技術性的用法 a wolf behaves submissively toward the leader像一隻狼對頭狼表現得順從

There is also a specific use in talk about relationships and sex where *submissive* names a role someone chooses on purpose; the adverb can carry that colour too, so context matters.

There is also a specific use in talk about relationships and sex在談感情和性的話題裡還有一個特定用法 where submissive names a role someone chooses on purposesubmissive指的是某人主動選擇的一種角色 the adverb can carry that colour too這個副詞也可以帶有那種色彩 so context matters所以要看語境