deference 详细解释

deference

['defərəns]

n.顺从, 敬重

n.[U]

1. 服从; 遵从

They were married in church out of deference to their parents' wishes.

他们遵从父母的愿望在教堂举行了婚礼。

2. 敬意, 尊敬

He showed deference to his coach.

他尊重教练。

词义辨析

同义参见:

obedience  homage  conformity  honor  reverence  civility  

反义:

n.顺从; 敬意

disrespect  

英英释义

名词 deference:

a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard

同义词：respect

courteous regard for people's feelings

同义词：respect, respectfulness

a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

同义词：complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness

短语词组

in/out of deference to

1. 遵从; 考虑到

They were married in church, in deference to their parents' wishes.

他们遵从父母的意愿, 在教堂结婚。

补充

deferencedeference英:[ˈdefərəns] 美:[ˈdɛfərəns, ˈdɛfrəns]n.1.〈正〉听从, 顺从, 遵从; 尊重, 敬重We all showed deference to his skill.我们都敬重他的熟练技巧。

例句

1. Out of deference to him, I lowered my head as he prayed.出于对他的尊重, 在他祷告的时候, 我低下了头。 2. I refused to discuss the matter out of deference to my employer.考虑到雇主的立场, 我拒绝讨论这个问题。 3. in deference to the gravity of the occasion考虑到这一场合的庄严肃穆 4. She is treated with deference.人们很尊重她。 5. The old sense of deference and restraint in royal reporting has vanished.在王室新闻报道中, 传统的尊重和克制已经不复存在。 6. he addressed her with the deference due to age.因为年龄关系，他称呼她时很尊重。 7. In deference to her father's wishes, she didn't mention the subject again.为了尊重父亲的意愿，她没有再提起那话题。 8. Her relatives treat one another with deference.她的亲戚们都相互尊重。 9. He is shown much deference by his colleagues.他颇受同事们的敬重。 10. The children were taught to show proper deference to their elders.孩子们受到教导，要对长辈有礼貌。 11. He decided not to get a tattoo in deference to his mother.他遵从母亲的意见，决定不文身了。 12. The police have not yet revealed the victim's name out of deference to his family.考虑到他的家人，警方目前尚未公开受害人姓名。 13. customs used in deference to tradition遵从传统而沿用的习俗 14. The class listened with deferential [=respectful] attention.全班同学恭敬地注意聆听。 15. deferential to tradition尊重传统 16. She bowed deferentially.她鞠躬致敬。

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