marionette
/ˌmærɪəˈnet/noun
1- a puppet worked by strings牵线木偶。
1.1
- 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。
词源
early 17th cent.: from French marionnette, from Marion, diminutive of the given name Marie.