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puppet

/pˈʌpət/ やや難 頻度 6324位

意味

  1. 操り人形
  2. (他人の)意のままに動く人(集団),傀儡(かいらい),手先《+of(under)+名》

例文

語源

英語の原文(Wiktionary)

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.

出典: Wiktionary「puppet」(CC BY-SA 4.0)

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