单词详解 | obedient

obedient
音标
美音:/əˈbiːdiənt/,英音:/əˈbiːdiənt/

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
Our nation’s political class and their obedient media lapdogs make no sense.
我们国家的政治阶层和他们听话的媒体走狗毫无意义。
Washington Times

“The message is that the police can arrest anyone, so be obedient.”
“信息是警察可以逮捕任何人,所以要听话。”
Washington Post

President Biden and his slavishly obedient Democrats control all political power in Washington today.
今天,拜登总统和他的奴隶般顺从的民主党控制着华盛顿的所有政治权力。
Washington Times

基本释意
adjective
dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
adj. 服从的,顺从的

同义词
没有找到同义词

短释义
If you always do what you’re told, you can be described as obedient. Authority figures love to have obedient followers.
如果你总是按照别人说的去做,你可以说是听话。权威人物喜欢有顺从的追随者。

长释义
When you realize that the word obedient comes from a Latin word meaning “to obey,” it’s easy to remember what obedient means. Use obedient to describe someone who knows the rules, toes the line, and follows instructions. The word can refer to people (an obedient student), a group (obedient citizens), or even animals (an obedient dog).
当你意识到服从这个词来自一个拉丁词,意思是“服从”时,很容易记住服从的意思。用 obedient 来形容一个知道规则、遵守规定并遵循指示的人。这个词可以指人(听话的学生)、群体(听话的公民),甚至动物(听话的狗)。

文学例句
I’ll stay quiet and obedient until my visit home in a month.
我会保持安静和听话,直到一个月后回家。
The Queen of Water by Laura Resau

She was the good girl, the obedient girl, but she had felt as wicked as Arya that morning, sneaking away from Septa Mordane, defying her lord father.
她是个好女孩,是个听话的女孩,但那天早上她觉得自己和艾莉亚一样邪恶,偷偷离开莫丹修女会,违抗她的父亲大人。
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

With precision, she hopped over the front seat and sat like an obedient soldier midboat, where there was more room.
她精准地从前排座位上一跃而下,像一个听话的士兵中艇一样坐了下来,那里还有更多的空间。
Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings

词源
obedient (adj.)c. 1200, "willing to serve (someone); willing to fulfill an obligation," from Old French obedient "obedient" (11c.), from Latin oboedientem (nominative oboediens) "obedient, compliant," present participle of oboedire "to obey" (see obey).Related entries & more 

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
听话的(形容词)c. 1200,“愿意为(某人)服务;愿意履行义务,”源自古法语 obedient “obedient”(11c.),源自拉丁语 oboedientem(主格 oboediens)“服从,顺从”,oboedire 的现在分词“服从” (见服从)。相关条目及更多


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