deference
deference 英 [ˈdefərəns] 美 [ˈdɛfərəns, ˈdɛfrəns]
n. 顺从；尊重
名词复数:deferences
- 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.
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- n. 顺从；尊重
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1. "Manners used to be enforced through fear and deference to the Maker, the monarch, and the men, " he says.
他继续说：“礼仪规范过去通过对上帝，君主和男子的畏惧和顺从得以实现。
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2. The second virtue they develop is deference, the willingness to listen and learn from the moral and intellectual storehouses of the people you are trying to elp.
他们发展的第二个美德是顺从敬意，乐意听从其他他们试图帮助的品行端正和智慧的人，并从他们知识宝库中学习。
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3. In practice, each public school is an independent kingdom that pays nominal deference to education authorities.
事实上，每一所公办学校都是一个独立的王国，名义上顺从教育当局。
- deference (n.) 1640s, from French déférence (16c.), from déférer (see defer (v.2)).
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