| 单词 | disobedient |
| 释义 | disobedient (once / 1064 pages) adj Someone who's disobedient doesn't follow the rules. If your dog won't sit, stay, or heel, you can describe her as disobedient. When you refuse to obey someone in authority, you're disobedient. A frustrated substitute teacher might describe the entire second grade class as disobedient, and you may try to train your cat to use the toilet but find her to be a disobedient pet. The word comes from combining obedient — with its root of oboedientem, Latin for "obey," — with the prefix dis, or "do the opposite of." WORD FAMILYdisobedient: disobedience, disobediently+/disobedience: disobediences/obedience: obediences/obedient: disobedient, obedience, obedientest, obediently USAGE EXAMPLESTrump summoned two dozen television executives and news anchors to his offices Monday to berate them as dishonest and disobedient. Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) The CMAs’ racially and politically charged summit of disobedient Texas daughters dared to demonstrate country’s true cross-cultural sources. Slate(Nov 18, 2016) Because I was disobedient, now I’ve got to deal with this thorn.’ Washington Post(Nov 01, 2016) 1adj unwilling to submit to authority Syn unruly insubordinate not submissive to authority 2adj not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority disobedient children Syn|Ant incorrigible impervious to correction by punishment defiant, noncompliantboldly resisting authority or an opposing force badhaving undesirable or negative qualities difficult, unmanageablehard to control contrary, obstinate, perverse, waywardresistant to guidance or discipline fractious, recalcitrant, refractorystubbornly resistant to authority or control froward, headstrong, self-willed, wilful, willfulhabitually disposed to disobedience and opposition recusantrefusing to submit to authority obstinate, stubborn, unregeneratetenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield intractablenot tractable; difficult to manage or mold obedient dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority compliantdisposed or willing to comply submissiveinclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination goodhaving desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified manageablecapable of being managed or controlled acquiescent, biddablewilling to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest conformablequick to comply duteous, dutifulwillingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect Y2K compliantprepared to accurately process date and time data between and into the 20th and 21st centuries docilewilling to be taught or led or supervised or directed manipulable, tractableeasily managed (controlled or taught or molded) |
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