Obedience

(noun.) behavior intended to please your parents; 'their children were never very strong on obedience'; 'he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes'.

(noun.) the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person.

(noun.) the trait of being willing to obey.

录入:门罗

• In the meantime, the bowels must be severely pinched into obedience. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• When the mass of men emerged from slavish obedience and made democracy inevitable, the taboo entered upon its final illness. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Mamma thought the dear too young to be taught to conquer his prejudices, but Papa believed that it never was too soon to learn obedience. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• At all events Miss Havisham has that impression, and I write in obedience to it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• In humble obedience, when the button-gleaming Sloppy entered Mr Boffin said to him: 'Sloppy, my fine fellow, Mr Wegg is Master here. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• In obedience to my request Perdita detailed the melancholy circumstances that led to this event. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• But there may be no more obedience of a moral sort in one case than in the other. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• In the next place our youth must be temperate, and temperance consists in self-control and obedience to authority. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Methought this was but a poor expedient; but I assured him of my obedience and zeal. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Where the tyranny of the governor removes this interest, it also removes the natural obligation to obedience. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• And in obedience to the doctor's impulse, home they went. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• We determined therefore to go on unless stopped by a force sufficient to compel obedience. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Lydgate said, Very well, with a surly obedience, and thus the discussion ended with his promising Rosamond, and not with her promising him. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Obedience is the soul of the army. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• This prostration and sweet unrepining obedience exquisitely touched and flattered George Osborne. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

整理:皮尔斯