reservation
/ˌrezəˈveɪʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the action of reserving something保留; 保护：
the reservation of positions for nonAmericans.
为非美国人保留职位。
1.1
- count noun an arrangement whereby something, especially a seat or room, is booked or reserved for a particular person（座位、房间等的）预订：
do you have a reservation?
你预订了吗？
1.2
- count noun an area of land set aside for occupation by North American Indians or Australian Aboriginals（北美印第安人或澳大利亚土著人的）居留地。
1.3
- count noun Law a right or interest retained in an estate being conveyed【律】（财产转让的）权益保留。
1.4
- (in church use) the practice of retaining a portion of the consecrated elements after Mass for communion of the sick or as a focus for devotion（教会用语）圣餐保留（指弥撒完毕后部分圣餐留给病人或作为礼拜之用）。
2
- a qualification to an expression of agreement or approval; a doubt保留意见; 怀疑：
some generals voiced reservations about making air strikes.
一些将军表达了对实施空袭的保留意见。
3
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) the action of a superior of reserving to himself the power of absolution（罗马天主教高级圣职人员的）赦罪权的保留。
3.1
- a right reserved to the Pope of nomination to a vacant benefice（教皇的）任命权保留。
词源
late Middle English （denoting the Pope's right of nomination to a benefice）： from Old French, or from late Latin reservatio（n-）, from reservare 'keep back' （see RESERVE）.