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Deference I Wear Defer Route 英 Defərəns] 美 Defərəns

英语单词 deference
英美音标 英 ['defərəns] 美 ['defərəns]
中文释义 n.顺从;敬重
英语例句 (1) His immediate deference made her regretful.
(2) I changed my plan in deference to your opinion.
(3) They are married in church out of deference to their parents' wish.
(4) We all showed deference to his skill.
(5) You must treat your teachers with deference.
中文例句 (1) 他毫不迟疑的顺从使她感到有些抱歉。
(2) 我听从你的意见,改变了计划。
(3) 他们遵从父母的愿望在教堂举行了婚礼。
(4) 我们都敬重他的熟练技巧。
(5) 你必须尊重老师。
vocabulary简明 Sure you wear ripped jeans to school every day, but you don't wear them to your grandmother's house out of deference to her. When you show deference to someone, you make a gesture of respect.
vocabulary扩展 The noun deference goes with the verb defer, which means "to yield to someone's opinions or wishes out of respect for that person." If you and your dad disagree about the best route to the grocery store, you might defer to him, and take his route. You're taking his route out of deference to his opinion and greater experience.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](尤指对位重者的)敬重,尊敬,遵从 Deference is a polite and respectful attitude towards someone, especially because they have an important position.
  [oft N to n]
  • The old sense of deference and restraint in royal reporting has vanished...

    在对皇室进行的新闻报道中,那种由来已久的尊重和收敛意识已经消失了。

  • Out of deference to him, I lowered my head as he prayed.

    出于对他的敬重,在他祈祷时我低下了头。

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