obedient
用法要点
句型搭配
常用于 be obedient to 结构,表示对某人或某事的服从,强调听从权威或指导。
介词用法
主要与介词 to 连用,表示服从的对象,如 to authority 或 to rules,避免使用其他介词如 for 或 with。
语域说明
obedient 在正式和非正式语境中都适用,但更常见于描述儿童、宠物或下属的顺从行为,在学术和商务中强调纪律性。
基础例句
The dog is very obedient and always comes when called.
这只狗非常顺从,一叫就来。
Children should be obedient to their parents for safety reasons.
为了安全,孩子们应该听从父母的话。
She remained obedient to the teacher's instructions during the class.
她在课堂上一直服从老师的指导。
高级例句
In military training, soldiers must be obedient to orders without question to ensure efficiency.
在军事训练中,士兵必须无条件服从命令以确保效率。
The study found that obedient employees contribute to higher organizational productivity in corporate settings.
研究发现,在商业环境中,顺从的员工有助于提高组织生产力。
Legal systems rely on citizens being obedient to laws to maintain social order and justice.
法律体系依赖于公民遵守法律来维持社会秩序和正义。
高频搭配
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常见错误
错误使用了介词 for,obedient 应搭配 to 表示服从的对象,for 通常用于表示原因或目的,不符合习惯用法。
错误地将 obediently 用作形容词,obediently 是副词,应修饰动词,如 'She obediently follows the rules.',而形容词形式是 obedient。
近义词辨析
compliant
compliant 强调愿意遵守规则或要求,可能带有被动或机械的意味,而 obedient 更侧重于主动服从权威或命令,常含忠诚感。
The software is compliant with industry standards, but the employee was obedient to the manager's directive.
submissive
submissive 指屈服或顺从,可能带有消极或弱势的涵义,obedient 则更中性,强调遵守而不一定暗示地位低下。
She was submissive in the argument, but the dog is simply obedient to its owner.