puppet

Nghĩa

Noun

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.
3. (obsolete) A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
4. The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

Verb

To control or manipulate like a puppet.

Được gạch nối như

pup‧pet

Phát âm là (IPA)

/ˈpʌpɪt/

Từ nguyên

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.

Câu

Do you just want a puppet , a figurehead ?

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