puppet

puppet
noun
  1. a movable model of a person or animal that is used in entertainment and is typically moved either by strings controlled from above or by a hand inside it
    木偶
    ■(figurative)a person, party, or state under the control of another person, group, or power
    (喻)傀儡
    the new Shah began his reign as an Anglo-Soviet puppet.
    作为英苏傀儡的伊朗新国王开始执政。
派生
puppetry
noun
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (denoting a doll): later form of poppet, generally having a more unfavourable connotation
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