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deference

US [ˈdef(ə)rəns]
UK ['def(ə)rəns]
  • n.尊重；遵从；听从
  • Web敬意；顺从；尊敬

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deference
n.
1.
尊重；遵从；听从behaviour that shows that you respect sb/sth
The women wore veils in deference to the customs of the country.
这些妇女戴着面纱是遵从这个国家的习俗。
The flags were lowered out of deference to the bereaved family.
降旗是出于对死者家属的尊重。

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Definition:
AllAll,尊重尊重,遵从遵从,听从听从,敬意敬意,顺从顺从,尊敬尊敬
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
Nor did they depend on an excessive deference to financial markets or to derivatives, which had mercifully not been invented.
他们也没有过度依赖金融市场或衍生品——幸运的是，当时尚未发明。
tā men yě méi yǒu guò dù yī lài jīn róng shì chǎng huò yǎn shēng pǐn —— xìng yùn de shì , dāng shí shàng wèi fā míng 。
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2.
he said, turning to the adjutant with an expression of respectful deference, that related obviously only to the person he was speaking of.
他流露出恭恭敬敬的神情面对前来的副官说道。看来是为他所提起的那人，他才面带这种表情的。
tā liú lù chū gōng gōng jìng jìng de shén qíng miàn duì qián lái de fù guān shuō dào 。 kàn lái shì wèi tā suǒ tí qǐ de nà rén , tā cái miàn dài zhè zhǒng biǎo qíng de 。
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3.
When one of the Filipinos went to the restroom, a Japanese woman grumbled that she should have held back in deference to the group schedule.
在一个菲律宾人去厕所时，一个日本女士嘟囔地说他不应该去厕所，应该照顾整个团体的行程。
zài yī gè fēi lǜ bīn rén qù cè suǒ shí , yī gè rì běn nǚ shì dū nāng de shuō tā bù yīng gāi qù cè suǒ , yīng gāi zhào gù zhěng gè tuán tǐ de xíng chéng 。
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4.
Because they invited me, But I said no out of deference to you. I just thought I could have dinner with her and Dan and the whole family.
她们邀请了我，等等。但我说因为你所以我不会的。我只想和她、Dan和全家人一起吃饭。
tā men yāo qǐng le wǒ , děng děng 。 dàn wǒ shuō yīn wèi nǐ suǒ yǐ wǒ bú huì de 。 wǒ zhǐ xiǎng hé tā 、 Dan hé quán jiā rén yì qǐ chī fàn 。
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5.
In deference to your valuable time, I would like to get straight to the point and say that we were wrong.
为了节省你的宝贵时间，我想开门见山地说我们错了。
wèi le jié shěng nǐ de bǎo guì shí jiān , wǒ xiǎng kāi mén jiàn shān de shuō wǒ men cuò le 。
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6.
"If you say so, Mr. Jones, it is all right, " said the stranger with deference.
那个陌生人顺从地说：“琼斯先生，你要这样说我没有意见。”
nà ge mò shēng rén shùn cóng de shuō : " qióng sī xiān sheng , nǐ yào zhè yàng shuō wǒ méi yǒu yì jiàn 。 "
7.
He noticed that they were all whispering together, looking towards him with something like awe and even obsequious deference.
他发现，大家在窃窃私语，用目光向他表示，有如目光中流露出恐惧，甚至是奴颜婢膝的样子。
tā fā xiàn , dà jiā zài qiè qiè sī yǔ , yòng mù guāng xiàng tā biǎo shì , yǒu rú mù guāng zhōng liú lù chū kǒng jù , shèn zhì shì nú yán bì xī de yàng zǐ 。
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8.
Other than telling us that "it would be an economy in which. . . deference to wealth would be recognised as a vice, " he does not enlarge.
除了告诉我们“那将是一个对财富的崇拜被认为是罪恶的经济外”，他并没有再说出什么东西来。
chú le gào su wǒ men " nà jiāng shì yī gè duì cái fù de chóng bài bèi rèn wéi shì zuì è de jīng jì wài " , tā bìng méi yǒu zài shuō chū shén me dōng xi lái 。
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9.
He treated her with exceeding deference, rose reverently to open and shut doors for her.
他对她极尽百依百顺之能事；诚惶诚恐地站起来为她开门，关门。
tā duì tā jí jìn bǎi yī bǎi shùn zhī néng shì ; chéng huáng chéng kǒng de zhàn qǐ lái wèi tā kāi mén , guān mén 。
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10.
Out of deference to Grandma, the father neglected to tell her that he had become a Christian.
为对尊重奶奶，父亲没有告诉她自己已经信了基督教。
wèi duì zūn zhòng nǎi nai , fù qīn méi yǒu gào su tā zì jǐ yǐ jīng xìn le jī dū jiào 。
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