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obedience

/oh-bee-dee-uhns/US // oʊˈbi di əns //UK // (əˈbiːdɪəns) //

服从,顺从,服从性,顺从性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state or quality of being obedient.
    • : the act or practice of obeying; dutiful or submissive compliance: Military service demands obedience from its members.
    • : a sphere of authority or jurisdiction, especially ecclesiastical.
    • : Chiefly Ecclesiastical. conformity to a monastic rule or the authority of a religious superior, especially on the part of one who has vowed such conformance.the rule or authority that exacts such conformance.

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Examples

  • Perhaps most important, obedience to procedural norms is a sign of judicial humility.

  • They can safely keep a mischievous puppy from chasing other animals or gnawing on the living-room furniture, provide an exercise space as a dog run, or help with obedience or anti-anxiety training.

  • That lack of obedience stressed out other owners and their pooches, and it proved vexing and occasionally fatal to wildlife.

  • The Texans need to rebuild more than they need to make some point about obedience.

  • When adhering to simple safety measures can save tens of thousands of American lives, wearing a mask is not an act of blind obedience, it is an act of patriotism.

  • Such brutality will likely inspire fear and obedience among the overwhelmingly moderate Sunnis of Iraq, but not enthusiasm.

  • “They stressed rules and obedience, Francis is emphatic about mercy,” Berry says.

  • “The first website that really helped me understand what obedience to Allah was,” Loewen wrote.

  • A timeless fairytale of true love and magical transformation would be reduced to a boring exercise in memorization and obedience.

  • We knew that obedience was immediate, complete, and without question.

  • And as she hesitated between obedience to one and duty toward the other, her life, her love and future was in the balance.

  • They threw down their weapons with sullen obedience and the first great step towards the re-conquest of India was taken.

  • The legal framework of the State and of obedience to the law in which industrial society is set threatens to break asunder.

  • On the part of the believer, his faith and imperfect obedience, though necessary, are not a condition.

  • The old dog stuck to her like a burr, and she had not the heart to take up a stick to enforce obedience.