obedient
adjective /əˈbiːdiənt/
/əˈbiːdiənt/
Idioms - doing what you are told to do; willing to obey
顺从的；忠顺的；唯命是从的 - an obedient child
听话的孩子 - obedient to somebody/something He was always obedient to his father's wishes.
他一向顺从父亲的意愿。
Collocations DictionaryObedient is used with these nouns:- child
- servant
词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin oboedient- ‘obeying’, from the verb oboedire, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + audire ‘hear’. - an obedient child
Idioms
your obedient servant
- (old use) used to end a formal letter
（用作正式信函的结束语）您恭顺的仆人