docile的词源

英文词源

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late 15c., "easily taught," from Italian or French docile, from Latin docilis "easily taught," from docere "teach" (see doctor). Sense of "obedient, submissive" first recorded 1774.

中文词源

docile:驯服的

来自词根doc, 教,教导,词源同doctor.引申词义可教导的,可驯服的。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:docile 词源,docile 含义。

docile:容易教的,易驾驶的,驯服的  

词根词缀: -doc-教 + -ile名词或形容词词尾