| 单词 | deference |
| 释义 | deference noun[U] formaluk/ˈdef.ər.əns/us/ˈdef.ɚ.əns/respectandpoliteness: 尊重，尊敬Hetreatsherwithsuch deference.他对她非常尊重。 Shecoveredherheadout of/indeferenceto(= because of apoliterespectfor)Muslimcustom.出于对穆斯林习俗的尊重，她把头蒙了起来。 Synonym complaisanceformal Showing respect and admiration
deference| American Dictionarydeference noun[U] us/ˈdef·ə·rəns/respectshownfor anotherpersonesp. because of that person’sexperience,knowledge,age, orpower: In deference tonaturelovers, thetownrefusedtograntapermittobuilderswho would havefilledin aswampused by manybirds. deferentialadjectiveus/ˌdef·əˈren·tʃəl/ Asmartlawyeris always deferential to ajudge. Examplesofdeferencedeference The idea ofdeferencesounds strays from this notion somewhat. From theCambridge English Corpus Recall that nicknames contextualize camaraderie among social equals, while kin terms simultaneously contextualize camaraderie anddeference0 patronage. From theCambridge English Corpus This awareness creates the relationship of "deference0 patronage" that exists between socially unequal individuals. From theCambridge English Corpus This mythology helps to shed light on the relevance of the prominence of expertise within our culture to the phenomenon of linguisticdeference. From theCambridge English Corpus One might mistakenly yoke condescension to a particular social attitude -deference, for instance. From theCambridge English Corpus Such status images are implemented concurrently with, and form an emergent background for, acts ofdeference. From theCambridge English Corpus It enabled her to speak in public, and travel abroad, with the approval, indeed thedeference, of her co-religionists. From theCambridge English Corpus Localdeferenceensures that the scope of local political conflict is only minimally broadened in the state legislature. From theCambridge English Corpus The miners' declaration is couched in the language ofdeference, assuming the standard forms of respect granted to the monarch. From theCambridge English Corpus Other cases came to the crown's notice through networks of patronage, which reinforced hierarchy anddeferenceat every level. From theCambridge English Corpus Note that we will see that it is possible that respect for dignity may not compeldeferenceto autonomous choice. From theCambridge English Corpus Gone were the old certainties, the old codes of behaviour, thedeferenceto nineteenth-century authority. From theCambridge English Corpus Consequently, if an utterance contains a single honorific item, its overalldeferenceeffects may be locally unclear, or unconstruable. From theCambridge English Corpus An age set pays respect (inkanyit) to all groups senior to it and receives respect anddeferencefrom those junior to it. From theCambridge English Corpus This system of legal classification was intended to be logical, objective, and apolitical, while preserving judicialdeferenceto the legislature. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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