obedience
名词 n.
英 /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/
美 /oʊˈbidiəns/|/əˈbidiəns/
英文释义
名词 n.
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The quality of being obedient.
— Obedience is essential in any army.
- The collective body of persons subject to any particular authority.
- A written instruction from the superior of an order to those under him.
- Any official position under an abbot's jurisdiction.
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词汇关系
词源
From Middle English obedience, from Anglo-Norman obedience, from Old French obedience (modern French obédience), from Latin oboedientia. Displaced native Old English hīersumnes (compare modern English hearsomeness). Cognate with obeisance.
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