disobediently

/ˌdɪsəˈbidiəntli/ adv

In a disobedient manner.

Word Origin Obey comes from Latin oboedire, from ob- 'toward' + audire 'to hear' — so to obey is to listen to, to hear and follow. Disobey is to not listen, to turn away from hearing. Disobediently means in a manner that refuses to listen. The root audire gives us audience (a group of listeners), audible (able to be heard), and auditorium (a place for hearing). So disobedience is literally a failure to hear. The breakdown dis+obed+ient+ly shows: not + hearing + tending to + in a manner.

adv In a disobedient manner.

The child acted disobediently when he refused to go to bed at his usual time.

(副词) 违抗地;不服从地

这孩子不听话,拒绝在平时睡觉时间上床。

(adverbio) De manera desobediente.

El niño actuó de manera desobediente cuando se negó a ir a la cama a su hora habitual.

(adverbe) désobéissamment; en désobéissant [De manière désobéissante, en refusant de se conformer aux règles ou aux ordres.]

L'enfant a agi disobediently en refusant d'aller se coucher à l'heure habituelle.

(Adverb) ungehorsam; widersetzlich [auf eine ungehorsame oder aufsässige Weise; ohne Anweisungen oder Regeln zu befolgen]

Das Kind verhielt sich **disobediently**, als es sich weigerte, zur gewohnten Zeit ins Bett zu gehen.

(副詞) 従わずに、反抗的な態度で。

その子はいつもの就寝時間を拒んで、言うことを聞かない行動をとった。

(advérbio) desobedientemente [De maneira desobediente.]

A criança agiu de forma desobediente quando se recusou a ir para a cama no horário de sempre.

Word parts: dis + obed + ient + ly

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