Obedience is when someone does what they are told — by a person, or by a law, a rule, or a religion. A dog’s obedience is how well it follows sit and stay. A soldier’s obedience is following orders. In older talk, a child’s obedience was doing what parents said.

Obedience指的是 is when someone有人 does what they are told做別人叫他做的事 — by a person由某個人, or或由 by a law, a rule, or a religion法律、規定，或宗教叫他做的。A dog's obedience一隻狗的obedience is how well就是牠有多聽話 it follows sit and stay聽不聽坐下和等等的指令。A soldier's obedience一個士兵的obedience is following orders就是服從命令。In older talk在比較舊的說法裡, a child's obedience一個小孩的obedience was doing what parents said就是照父母說的做。

The word itself only names the following; it does not, by itself, say that this is good or bad. Though actually, people argue about it.

The word這個字本身 itself only names只是在指稱 the following「跟從、聽從」這件事; it它 does not, by itself本身並不會, say that this is good or bad說這是好是壞。Though actually不過其實, people有人 argue about it會為這件事爭論。

Some families and workplaces treat obedience as a virtue. Other people feel uncomfortable with the word, because it can sound as if the person who obeys has no mind of their own.

Some families and workplaces有些家庭和職場 treat obedience把obedience當作 as a virtue一種美德。Other people另外有人 feel uncomfortable with the word對這個字感到不自在, because因為 it它 can sound好像在說 as if the person who obeys那個服從的人 has no mind of their own沒有自己的想法。

In modern everyday English, adults more often say following the rules or doing as you are asked — except with dogs, in church language, or in formal writing.

In modern everyday English在現代日常英文裡, adults成年人 more often say更常說 following the rules「遵守規定」 or doing as you are asked或「照要求做」 — except with dogs除了講狗的時候, in church language在教會用語裡, or in formal writing或正式寫作裡例外。

A close cousin, obeisance, grew from the same old root but now means a bow of respect, not the doing.

A close cousin一個很像的親戚字, obeisance「obeisance」, grew from是從...長出來的 the same old root同一個古老的字根 but但 now現在 means指的是 a bow of respect一個表示尊敬的鞠躬, not the doing而不是「做」這件事。