Obedient



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 服从的, 顺从的
• ［英］ adj. 服从的, 顺从的 ( submissive; docile, tractable)
• ［类］ 反义词: contumacious ( 顽固的)
• ［记］ 来自obey ( 服从) +dient -> 服从的
• ［同］ n. obedience
• ［例］ Very few children are obedient.

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin oboedient-, oboediens, from present participle of oboedire to obey
• Date: 13th century
• submissive to the restraint or command of authority ; willing to obey
• ? obediently adverb
• Synonyms:
  • obedient, docile, tractable, amenable mean submissive to the will of another. obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority <obedient to the government>. docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance<a docile child>. tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing<tractable animals>. amenable suggests a willingness to yield or to cooperate either because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness<amenable to new ideas>.

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