There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything of them but obedience.
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n. 遵守;顺从;服从;（教会的）权威;
💡 obed服从+i+ence表示性质、状态、行为→服从；顺从；遵守
"Soldiers act in obedience to the orders of their superior officers."
士兵们遵照上级军官的命令行动.
近义：ardor, ardour, keeping, loyalty, observance, observation
反义：indocility, insubordination, insurrection, nonacquiescence, noncompliance, nonobservance
adj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的;
n. 现在;礼物;瞄准;
💡 pres前+ent名词后缀 → 礼物，赠送物
"a belated birthday present"
迟来的生日礼物
近义：offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反义：implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
vt. 期望;预料;要求;认为（某事）会发生;
vi. 预期;期待;怀胎;怀孕;
💡 ex出+pect=spect看→看出去→期待
"We expect writers to produce more and better works."
我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品.
近义：wait, await, previse, bide, hope, contemplate
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准（机械的）速度;拨准（钟、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期（付款）的;
int. [体育]时间到，（一场或一局等的）比赛时限，暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
opposed
[ə'pəuzd]
vt. 和…起冲突;和敌军起冲突;反抗，抗拒;相对：放在某事物对面以对比或平衡;
vi. 对抗，对立;
adj. 强烈反对某事物的;（表示对比）而，相对于;相反的;敌对的;
"The development was bitterly opposed by the local community."
这一开发项目遭到了当地社区的愤怒抵制。
近义：antipodean, inauspicious, opposing, opposite, perverse, averse
反义：accordant, consentaneous, consentient, agreeing