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Obey Sense Intim Inmost French Obeir Latin Literally

正面 5743.obey
英 [ə(ʊ)'beɪ]美 [ə'be]

背面
释义:
vt. 服从,听从;按照……行动vi. 服从,顺从;听话n. (Obey)人名;(英、法)奥贝
例句:
1. Clifford's only stipulation is that his clients obey his advice.克利福德唯一的要求就是客户必须听从他的建议。

1. in- => inter- => intim- "inmost" (最高级).2. intim- "inmost" => "close friend" + -acy.3. => closely acquainted, very familiar, inmost things.
obey 顺从来自拉丁语obedire,听从,顺从,来自ob-,向前,-ed,听,词源同audit,audience,obedient.
obeyobey: [13] ‘To hear is to obey’ carries more than a germ of etymological truth. For obey comes via Old French obeir from Latin ōbēdīre, which meant literally ‘listen to’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix ob- ‘to’ and audīre ‘hear’ (source of English audible). By classical times the metaphorical sense ‘obey’ had virtually taken over from the original ‘listen to’, and it is this sense that informs the related obedient [13] and obeisance [14].=> audible, obedientobey (v.)late 13c., from Old French obeir "obey, be obedient, do one's duty" (12c.), from Latin obedire, oboedire "obey, be subject, serve; pay attention to, give ear," literally "listen to," from ob "to" (see ob-) + audire "listen, hear" (see audience). Same sense development is in cognate Old English hiersumnian. Related: Obeyed; obeying."

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