deference

英 ['defərəns] 美 ['defərəns]

• n. 顺从；敬重

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 尊敬
2. 敬意
3. 尊重
4. 依从
5. 遵从
6. 服从
7. 顺从
8. 听从
9. 敬服
10. 趋从
11. 百依百顺
12. 敬重

英英释义

Noun:

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

   "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"
   "be sure to give my respects to the dean"
   

2. courteous regard for people's feelings;

   "in deference to your wishes"
   "out of respect for his privacy"
   

3. a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. His immediate deference made her regretful.
   他毫不迟疑的顺从使她感到有些抱歉。
2. I changed my plan in deference to your opinion.
   我听从你的意见，改变了计划。
3. They are married in church out of deference to their parents' wish.
   他们遵从父母的愿望在教堂举行了婚礼。
4. We all showed deference to his skill.
   我们都敬重他的熟练技巧。
5. You must treat your teachers with deference.
   你必须尊重老师。

经典引文

• Charles often yielded a strange deference to minds inferior to his own.

  出自： I. D

词汇搭配

• in deference to 遵从
• out of deference to 遵从
• pay deference to 对 ... 表示敬意...
• show deference to 对 ... 表示敬意...
• treat with deference 尊敬

词义辨析

honour，homage，reverence，deference

• 这一组名词都有“尊敬”的意思，但含义用法并不相同。
• honour指“对长辈或有地位、有名望、有功劳的人公开表示极大敬意或钦佩”。
• homage指“以诚恳恭敬的态度表示敬意” 。
• reverence指“崇敬”。
• deference指“听从长者、上司、或值得尊重的人表现出的尊敬”。

近反义词

【近义词】

• reverence 敬畏
• homage 敬意
• civility 礼貌
• obedience 服从
• honor 荣誉
• conformity 一致
• respect 尊敬
• esteem 尊敬
• regard 尊敬
• admiration 钦佩
• awe 敬畏
• obsequiousness 奉承
• submissiveness 服从
• compliance 顺从；服从；遵守...
• complaisance 彬彬有礼
• obligingness 亲切
• compliancy 一致(符合
• respectfulness respectful的名...
• honour 荣誉