marionette

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.
    — If you think we are worked by strings, Like a Japanese marionette, You don't understand these things: It is simply Court etiquette.
  2. The buffel duck. obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To control (somebody) as if they were a puppet; to manipulate. transitive

词形变化

marionettes plural marionettes present,singular,third-person marionetting participle,present marionetted participle,past marionetted past

词汇关系

衍生词
marionettelike marionette line marionettish marionettist Muppet Supermarionation supermarionette

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from French marionnette. The word had originally meant a small statue of the Virgin Mary, then also a puppet of her used in religious theatrical presentations, finally generalised to any puppet.
词源 2
Borrowed from French marionnette. The word had originally meant a small statue of the Virgin Mary, then also a puppet of her used in religious theatrical presentations, finally generalised to any puppet.
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