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单词 deference
释义 deference /ˈdefərəns/ n.
1.(compliance with another)(对意愿的)顺从, 尊重
out of deference to sb/sthorin deference to sb/sth出于对某人/某事的尊重;考虑到某人/某事

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。

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。

in deference to the gravity of the occasion考虑到这一场合的庄严肃穆

2.(regard or respect)敬重;尊敬

She is treated with deference.人们很尊重她。

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。

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