obedient

形容词 obedient:

1. dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority- Edmund Burke

1. Be obedient to your betters.
   要听从长辈的话。
2. The quality or condition of being obedient.
   服从顺从、服从的品性或条件
3. My brother is an obedient boy.
   我弟弟是一个听话的男孩。
4. The dog is obedient to its master's orders.
   这只狗听从主人的命令。

o.be.di.ent

adj.（形容词）
Dutifully complying with the commands, orders, or instructions of one in authority.
服从的，顺从的：对上级命令、指示或指令服从的

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin oboediôns oboedient- [present participle of] oboedore [to obey] * see obey
源自 拉丁语 oboediôns oboedient- [] oboedore的现在分词 [服从] *参见 obey

【引伸】
obe.diently
adv.（副词）
<参考词汇><同义词>obedient,biddable,compliant,acquiescent,submissive,docile,amenable,tractableThese adjectives mean carrying or willing to carry out the orders, requests, or wishes of another.
这些形容词的含义是执行或愿意执行别人的命令、要求或希望。
Obedient implies acceptance of and submission to authority:
Obedient 暗示对权力的服从与接受：
例句：
an obedient pupil;
听话的学生；

例句：
an obedient soldier.
服从命令的士兵。

例句：
.The obedient colonies in this scheme are heavily taxed;the refractory remain unburdened. (Edmund Burke).One who isbiddable follows directions or obeys commands:
.这一体系中顺从的殖民地赋税很重；难以控制的殖民地没有负担. （埃德蒙·伯克）。一个briddable 的人服从命令或听从指挥：

例句：
.A more gentle and biddable invalid . . . can hardly be conceived. (Henry Kingsley).
.再没有一个病人会这样温柔和听话了. （亨利·金斯利）。

Compliant andacquiescent suggest a disposition to yield to authority meekly and without protest:
Compliant 和acquiescent 指温顺地没有反抗地屈从于权力的性情：
例句：
children compliant with the parental will;
孩子顺从父母的意愿；

例句：
too acquiescent to challenge the propriety of offering a bribe.
对爱赌的行为太过默许而不反对。

Submissive implies an inclination or a willingness to submit without resistance and sometimes with deference to the control of another:
Submissive 暗示一种毫无反抗的屈服，而且有时对他人的控制怀有敬意的屈服倾向或意愿：
例句：
.replacing the troublemakers with more submissive people from the masses of unemployed. (Suzanne Muchnic).One who isdocile is receptive to being taught and willing to be led, supervised, or directed by another:
.以失业群众中顺从者取代惹事生非者. （苏珊娜·穆什尼克）。一个docile 的人易接受教导且愿意被别人领导、监督和指挥：

例句：
.A State which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes—will find that with small men no great thing can really be accomplished. (John Stuart Mill).
.一个为了使人民成为它手中顺从的工具而阻碍人们发展的国家，即使为了有益处的目的——也会发现卑微的人不会真正办成大事. （约翰·斯图亚特·穆勒）。

Amenable suggests an agreeable responsiveness to authority, advice, or suggestion:
Amendable 指为对权力、建议或意见表示同意的反应：
例句：
a high-spirited and rebellious girl not at all amenable to persuasion.
一个泼辣而反叛的女孩根本不听从劝告。

Tractable applies to those who can be handled, dealt with, or managed, especially with ease:
Tracfable 用于指可以，特别是很容易就可以被应付、对付或操纵的人：
例句：
.the natives . . . being . . . of an intelligent tractable disposition. (Samuel Butler).
.性情聪明温顺的当地人. （塞缪尔·巴特勒）