| 单词 | obedient |
| 释义 | Word family noun obedience ≠ disobedience adjective obedient ≠ disobedient verb obey ≠ disobey adverb obediently ≠ disobediently o·be·di·ent /əˈbiːdiənt/ ●○○ adjective 1 OBEYalways doing what you are told to do, or what the law, a rule etc says you must do 服从的，顺从的，听话的 OPP disobedient an obedient child 听话的孩子obedient to citizens who are obedient to the law 遵纪守法的公民 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that a child is good rather than obedient: 在日常英语中，形容孩子时一般说good，而不说obedientThe children were all very good. 这些孩子都很乖。2. your obedient servant old use a phrase used to end a very formal letter 您恭顺的仆人〔正式信函的结尾用语〕 —obediently adverbExamples from the Corpusobedient• Is being faithful the same thing as being obedient?• Once more Joseph is obedient and sets out for his own country.• Fortunately Scott was reasonably obedient as long as some one kept a close watch over him.• Have you ever thought, ruefully, that far from raising an obedient child you've become an obedient parent?• As an example of unconscious wealth Ely cited an obedient, diligent, and faithful son.• Bruno was a quiet and obedient little boy.• As I always saw him, my son was a gentle, obedient soul.• Edmund was a cheerful and obedient student.• Research shows that pupils who are good at maths tend to be more conformist and obedient than other pupils.• With humility she managed to convince her husband that she was obedient to his every wish.• The majority of people were obedient to the King, not questioning his government.• They could be expected to be as obedient to the workers as they had been to the capitalists.Origin obedient (1200-1300) Old French Latin, present participle of oboedire; → OBEYo·be·di·ent adjective →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable are to doing Corpus you what always told |
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