obedient

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

obedi·ent BrE [əˈbiːdiənt] NAmE [əˈbiːdiənt] adjective
doing what you are told to do; willing to obey
•an obedient child
•~ to sb/sth He was always obedient to his father's wishes.
Opp: ↑disobedient
Idiom: ↑your obedient servant
Derived Words: ↑obedience ▪ ↑obediently

Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin oboedient- ‘obeying’, from the verb oboedire, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + audire ‘hear’.

Example Bank:
•All clergy owed obedience to their superior.
•He demands absolute obedience from his men.
•She acted in passive obedience to her boss's directions.
•The slaves had to swear obedience to their masters.
•blind/unquestioning obedience


Example Bank:
•He was always obedient to his father's wishes.