marionette
marionette[ˌmarɪəˈnɛt]noun- a puppet worked by strings
牵线木偶
■(figurative)a person controlled by others
(喻)傀儡
the weaker ministers degenerated into marionettes.
较软弱的大臣们沦为傀儡。
语源- early 17th cent.: from French marionnette, from Marion, diminutive of the given name Marie
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