tawie

a. <苏格兰>顺从的,易驾驭的,易对付的

词形变化

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释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Docile or tractable to the extent of allowing itself to be handled without complaint.

    苏格兰

    18th c, Robert Burns, The Auld Farmer's New-Year Salutation to His Auld Mare, Maggie, 1959, Ralph Knight (editor), Songs and Poems of Robert Burns, page 124, Tho' ye was trickie, slee, an' funnie, / Ye ne'er was donsie; / But hamely, tawie, quiet, an' cannie, / An' unco sonsie.