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dutiful + noun
dutiful 常作定语，修饰表示身份角色的名词，如 son、daughter、employee 等。
He is a dutiful son who visits his parents every week.
他是个孝顺的儿子，每周都去看望父母。
尽责的；恭顺的；孝顺的
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尽责的；恭顺的；孝顺的
obedient and respectful because of a sense of duty
He is a dutiful son who visits his parents every week.
他是个孝顺的儿子，每周都去看望父母。
接受自己的法律或道德义务并愿意做好,毫无怨言。
Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
出于责任感和尊重而自愿服从
willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
与职责相关的；体现责任感的。
Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.
As a dutiful son, he calls his mother every morning.
作为一个孝顺的儿子，他每天早上都给母亲打电话。
AI contextual example
The dutiful assistant completed every task her manager assigned.
这位尽责的助理完成了经理布置的每一项任务。
AI contextual example
They are dutiful citizens who always pay their taxes on time.
他们是尽责的公民，总是按时纳税。
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a dutiful child
一个孝顺的孩子。
WordNet
dutiful 常作定语，修饰表示身份角色的名词，如 son、daughter、employee 等。
He is a dutiful son who visits his parents every week.
他是个孝顺的儿子，每周都去看望父母。
表达“对某人尽责/孝顺”时，用 be dutiful to/towards sb。
She has always been dutiful to her elderly parents.
她一向对年迈的父母很孝顺。
Not this
He obeys his parents dutiful.
Use this
He obeys his parents dutifully.
dutiful 是形容词，不能修饰动词；修饰动词 obey 需用副词 dutifully，表示“恭顺地”。
Not this
She is very dutiful for her parents.
Use this
She is very dutiful to her parents.
表示“对某人孝顺/恭敬”时，dutiful 后接介词 to（或 toward），不用 for；for 表示目的或受益对象，不符合“对”的语义。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
孝顺的儿子
He is a dutiful son who visits his parents every weekend.
他是一个孝顺的儿子，每个周末都去看望父母。
尽责的公民
A dutiful citizen pays taxes and obeys the law.
尽责的公民纳税并遵守法律。
尽职的员工
She is a dutiful employee and always finishes her work on time.
她是一名尽职的员工，总是按时完成工作。
恭顺的服从
The pupils listened to the teacher with dutiful obedience.
小学生们恭顺地听从老师的话。
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联想 duty（职责）＋ful：心中装满职责，自然听话孝顺、恭顺尽责。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、文学或新闻报道、评价人物品行 dutiful 多用于正式或书面语境，强调出于责任感或尊敬的顺从。口语中更常说 obedient 或 responsible；固定搭配如 dutiful son/daughter 比较常见于文学作品或新闻报道。
仅 beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ 与 dutiful /ˈduːtɪfəl/ 押韵：重读元音后的 /tɪfəl/ 相同。注意 plentiful、bountiful、pitiful 虽均以 -tiful 拼写结尾，但重读元音不同，并不押韵。
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