docileadj.

Brit.

/ˈdəʊsʌɪl/,

/ˈdɒsɪl/, U.S.

/ˈdɑsəl/

Etymology: < French docile (16th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin docilis easily taught, < docēre to teach.

a. Apt to be taught; ready and willing to receive instruction; teachable.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adjective] > teachable

disciplinablec1454

appliant1483

docile1483

teachable1483

towardly1528

docible1549

schoolable1594

instructable1603

disciplinala1628

instructible1645

educable1834

educationable1852

educatable1868

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 71 b/2 Gyue to me thy seruaunt a herte docyle.

1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. Kij The cause why (docile Reader) I haue not dedicat this short treatise [etc.].

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 173 A Parrot, or a Stare, docile Birds, and of pregnant imitation.

a1637 B. Jonson tr. Horace Art of Poetrie 480 in Wks. (1640) III The docill mind may soon thy precepts know.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 147. ⁋3 Flattering comparisons of my own proficiency with that of others..less docile by nature.

1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany III. 495 His docile and intelligent pupil.

b. Submissive to training; tractable, manageable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [adjective] > easily managed

handsome1440

wieldya1450

maniable1484

willing?a1513

tractable1555

wieldsome1565

manuable1594

manageable1598

handleable1611

subject1619

manuala1631

handy1640

flippant1677

wieldablea1688

clever1715

able1741

habile1741

docile1774

sweet1883

hand-tame1911

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 21 The bison breed is also more expert and docile than ours.

1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 150 This..work..is now discharged by young children..substituting cheap and docile labour for what is dear, and sometimes refractory.

1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon II. 78 The docile wife would obey without a murmur.

c. Const. to, or infinitive. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > tractable

beisuma1225

treatable1303

waldinc1485

tractable?1504

towardly1513

obsequent1520

conformable1547

unwilful1570

sonsya1622

ductile1622

obedible1622

ductible1623

unobstinate1632

ducible1633

docile1647

fictile1676

amenable1680

tawie1786

trottya1913

1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs xiv. 255 To fall Into foule vices we are docill all.

1718 M. Prior Solomon on Vanity iii, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 491 Soon docile to the secret acts of ill With smiles I would betray.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. ix. i. 387 I am docile to follow your advice.

2. transferred of things: Yielding readily to treatment; easily managed or dealt with; tractable.

ΚΠ

1706 J. Gardiner tr. R. Rapin Of Gardens ii. 87 For docil Cypresses dispos'd with Ease,..More sweetly bound a Plain than all their Kindred Trees.

1881 P. Brooks Candle of Lord 1 The docile wax acknowledges that the subtle flame is its master.

1884 L. Hamilton Mexican Hand-bk. 95 The ores are docile and contain ruby-silver and sub-sulphides.

Derivatives

ˈdocilely adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adverb] > tractably

tractably1611

ductilelya1631

towardly1704

docilely1868

1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 40 The Sun..now tells his own story..so docilely.

1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta I. vi. 68 ‘Thank you,’ said Picotee, docilely.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	docile
释义	docileadj. Brit. /ˈdəʊsʌɪl/, /ˈdɒsɪl/, U.S. /ˈdɑsəl/ Etymology: < French docile (16th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin docilis easily taught, < docēre to teach. 1. a. Apt to be taught; ready and willing to receive instruction; teachable. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > qualities of learners > [adjective] > teachable disciplinablec1454 appliant1483 docile1483 teachable1483 towardly1528 docible1549 schoolable1594 instructable1603 disciplinala1628 instructible1645 educable1834 educationable1852 educatable1868 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 71 b/2 Gyue to me thy seruaunt a herte docyle. 1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. Kij The cause why (docile Reader) I haue not dedicat this short treatise [etc.]. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 173 A Parrot, or a Stare, docile Birds, and of pregnant imitation. a1637 B. Jonson tr. Horace Art of Poetrie 480 in Wks. (1640) III The docill mind may soon thy precepts know. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 147. ⁋3 Flattering comparisons of my own proficiency with that of others..less docile by nature. 1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany III. 495 His docile and intelligent pupil. b. Submissive to training; tractable, manageable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [adjective] > easily managed handsome1440 wieldya1450 maniable1484 willing?a1513 tractable1555 wieldsome1565 manuable1594 manageable1598 handleable1611 subject1619 manuala1631 handy1640 flippant1677 wieldablea1688 clever1715 able1741 habile1741 docile1774 sweet1883 hand-tame1911 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 21 The bison breed is also more expert and docile than ours. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 150 This..work..is now discharged by young children..substituting cheap and docile labour for what is dear, and sometimes refractory. 1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon II. 78 The docile wife would obey without a murmur. c. Const. to, or infinitive. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > tractable beisuma1225 treatable1303 waldinc1485 tractable?1504 towardly1513 obsequent1520 conformable1547 unwilful1570 sonsya1622 ductile1622 obedible1622 ductible1623 unobstinate1632 ducible1633 docile1647 fictile1676 amenable1680 tawie1786 trottya1913 1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs xiv. 255 To fall Into foule vices we are docill all. 1718 M. Prior Solomon on Vanity iii, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 491 Soon docile to the secret acts of ill With smiles I would betray. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. ix. i. 387 I am docile to follow your advice. 2. transferred of things: Yielding readily to treatment; easily managed or dealt with; tractable. ΚΠ 1706 J. Gardiner tr. R. Rapin Of Gardens ii. 87 For docil Cypresses dispos'd with Ease,..More sweetly bound a Plain than all their Kindred Trees. 1881 P. Brooks Candle of Lord 1 The docile wax acknowledges that the subtle flame is its master. 1884 L. Hamilton Mexican Hand-bk. 95 The ores are docile and contain ruby-silver and sub-sulphides. Derivatives ˈdocilely adv. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adverb] > tractably tractably1611 ductilelya1631 towardly1704 docilely1868 1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 40 The Sun..now tells his own story..so docilely. 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta I. vi. 68 ‘Thank you,’ said Picotee, docilely. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1483
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