obedience

B2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #13150

n. 服从, 顺从, 忠实 [法] 服从, 顺从, 遵从

发音

UK /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/
其它
US /oʊˈbidiəns/
US /əˈbidiəns/

词形变化

obediences 复数 obediences

别名

oboedience

教材释义与例句

名词

顺从；服从；遵守

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    The quality of being obedient.

    百依百顺

    服从

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    Obedience is essential in any army.

    February 24, 1823, Thomas Jefferson, letter to Mr. Edward Everett Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

  2. 2.

    The collective body of persons subject to any particular authority.

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  3. 3.

    A written instruction from the superior of an order to those under him.

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  4. 4.

    Any official position under an abbot's jurisdiction.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

respect obeisance

反义词 1

disobedience

上位词 5

submission flexibility compliance tractability tractableness

下位词 2

submissiveness truckling

相关短语

canonical obedience anticipatory obedience

词源

From Middle English obedience, from Anglo-Norman obedience, from Old French obedience (modern French obédience), from Latin oboedientia. Displaced native Old English hīersumnes (compare modern English hearsomeness). Cognate with obeisance.

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