doing what you are told to do; willing to obey 顺从的；忠顺的；唯命是从的 an obedient child 听话的孩子 - obedient to somebody/something
He was always obedient to his father's wishes. 他一向顺从父亲的意愿。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryObedient is used with these nouns:- child
- servant
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin oboedient- ‘obeying’, from the verb oboedire, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + audire ‘hear’.
Idioms
your obedient servant
- (old use)
used to end a formal letter （用作正式信函的结束语）您恭顺的仆人