disobedient

IPA/ˌdɪsəˈbiːdiənt/
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disobedient — 形容詞

  • disobedientpositive
  • more disobedientcomparative
  • most disobedientsuperlative

1. deliberately choosing not to follow orders, rules, or instructions from a person

1.形容詞B1
釋義

不聽話的

拒絕服從權威指令的

deliberately choosing not to follow orders, rules, or instructions from a person or group that has the power to tell you what to do

例句

Mrs. Martinez sent her disobedient son to his room after he broke the lamp.

Martinez 太太在兒子打破燈之後，叫這個不聽話的兒子回房間去。

collocation: disobedient son / disobedient child

The disobedient dog was removed from the park after it bit another visitor.

那隻不聽話的狗在咬了另一位訪客之後被帶離公園。

be disobedient + consequence described with passive

常見搭配
  • disobedient child
  • disobedient dog
  • disobedient student
  • disobedient soldier
  • disobedient behavior
  • be disobedient to [parent/teacher/authority]
同義詞
  • naughty

    milder, usually describes children's playful misbehaviour rather than deliberate defiance

  • rebellious

    stronger, implies active resistance against a system or ideology, not just a single rule

  • defiant

    emphasises open, verbal refusal in the face of authority

  • unruly

    describes a group that is difficult to control, especially in a classroom or crowd

反義詞
  • obedient

    willingly follows rules and instructions

  • compliant

    yields to rules without resistance, often without personal agreement

  • well-behaved

    specific to children or animals who act properly in social settings

文法句型

be disobedient

be disobedient to [person/authority]

用法筆記

Subject is typically a person, child, animal, or group under authority. Contrast with 'naughty' (milder, playful misbehaviour) and 'rebellious' (active resistance against a system or ideology).

常見錯誤

My dog is very naughty — he bit the mailman on purpose.
My dog is very disobedient
he bit the mailman despite being trained not to.' — 'Naughty' suggests playful mischief; 'disobedient' implies a known rule was broken deliberately.
The student was disobedient to the school rules.
The student was disobedient and broke the school rules.
'Disobedient' describes the person, not the rules. Use 'disobedient to' only with a person in authority.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • deliberately disobedient
  • openly disobedient
  • persistently disobedient
  • wilfully disobedient

常用片語

  • act of being disobedient
  • disobedient behaviour towards

介系詞搭配

  • disobedient to [someone in authority]