Docility

(noun.) the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable.

手打:莫林

• Otherwise, his seeming attention, his docility, his memorizings and reproductions, will partake of intellectual servility. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• It is the statement of missionaries, that, of all races of the earth, none have received the Gospel with such eager docility as the African. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• When John spoke in that masterful tone, Meg always obeyed, and never regretted her docility. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Gaffer was not there, but a pretty strong muster of Miss Abbey's pupils were, who exhibited, when occasion required, the greatest docility. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• She replied to my questions with more than docility--she exerted her intelligence; she willingly opened her whole mind to me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• He hated the sight of her rough bulk, and dreaded the contact of her hard hands; but she taught him docility in a trice. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

手打:洛葛仙妮