marionette
/ˌmæriəˈnet/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmæriəˈnet/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌmer-ē-ə-ˈnet/ (ame, mw)
marionette — 名詞
- marionettesingular
- marionettesplural
1. A doll or carved figure that a puppeteer controls by pulling attached strings or
懸絲木偶
用繩索從上方操控的木偶
A doll or carved figure that a puppeteer controls by pulling attached strings or wires from above, causing the figure's arms, legs, and head to move in lifelike ways during a show.
Mei-Lin and her grandfather worked together to build a wooden marionette of a knight.
Mei-Lin 和祖父一起製作了一個騎士造型的木製懸絲木偶。
build + marionette — creating a puppet for performance
The puppeteer pulled the strings, and the marionette began to dance across the small stage.
操偶師拉動繩索，懸絲木偶便開始在小舞臺上跳起舞來。
pull the strings — the main way to control a marionette
Children sat on the floor, watching a colourful marionette show about a brave rabbit.
孩子們坐在地板上，觀看一齣關於勇敢兔子的彩色懸絲木偶戲。
Kenji carved a wooden marionette and painted its face to look like his sister.
Kenji 雕刻了一個木製懸絲木偶，並把它的臉畫成他妹妹的樣子。
The old marionette had cracked wooden hands and faded paint from years of performances.
這具老舊的懸絲木偶因長年演出而有了龜裂的木手和褪色的顏料。
- puppet
more general term covering all types, including hand puppets and marionettes
- string puppet
specifically emphasises the string mechanism; easily understood by non-specialists
- puppeteer
the person who operates the marionette, not the puppet itself
文法句型
a [adjective] marionette
marionette + of + [character]
用法筆記
Marionette is often used figuratively to describe a person, group, or country that is controlled by someone else. In this sense it is interchangeable with puppet, though puppet is far more common for the figurative meaning.