puppet

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈpʌpɪt/    /ˈpʌpɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
  2. A person, country, etc, controlled by another. figuratively
    — These men , from no worse motive that could be discovered than a thirst after knowledge beyond their sphere , committed burglary upon the barn in which the puppets had been consigned to repose
  3. A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll. obsolete
  4. The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
动词 v.
  1. To control or manipulate like a puppet. also,figuratively,transitive

词形变化

puppets plural puppets present,singular,third-person puppeting participle,present puppeted participle,past puppeted past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupette, diminutive of poupée (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupata), ultimately derived from Latin pupa (“doll, puppet; girl”). The nominal form first appears c. 1531, and the verbal form c. 1635. See also puppy.
词源 2
From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupette, diminutive of poupée (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupata), ultimately derived from Latin pupa (“doll, puppet; girl”). The nominal form first appears c. 1531, and the verbal form c. 1635. See also puppy.
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