(dated)a formula used to end a letter(旧)您恭顺的仆人(用于信尾的套语)
英语六级真题
Working-class parents teach their children to be obedient and show respect to adults.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
Indeed, our schools and universities are structured to mould pupils to be mostly obedient servants of rationality, and to develop outdated skills in interacting with outdated machines.
2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
服从的;顺从的;温驯的
A person or animal who is obedient does what they are told to do.
1. dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority;
"an obedient soldier""obedient children""a little man obedient to his wife""the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke