obedience
翻译
服从, 顺从
例句
The dog showed perfect obedience.
那只狗表现出完美的服从。
He demands absolute obedience from his soldiers.
他要求士兵们绝对服从。
语法模式
((to sb./sth.)) 对(…的)服从 Obedience to the law is important.
((from sb.)) 要求(…)服从 He demands absolute obedience from his soldiers.
近义词
同义词: compliance (遵从), submission (顺从); 反义词: disobedience (不服从), defiance (违抗)
词源
源自拉丁语“oboedire”(服从),其词根“audire”意为“听”。服从就是“听”从命令。
记忆技巧
想一想动词“obey”(服从)。“obedience”是其名词形式。如果你“obey”,你就表现出了“obedience”。