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单词 in deference to
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in deference to
4. in deference to: in respectful acknowledgement of the authority of, out of practical respect or regard to.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [phrase] > out of respect for
in (also for, to) (a person's or god's) worshipeOE
in honour ofc1300
in the reverence that1389
at (the) reverence ofc1405
in deference to1863
1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. x. 249 The resignation of a Prime Minister in deference to the will of the House of Commons.
1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland ix. 228 In deference to public opinion, he granted some relief to the exiles from his privy purse.
1879 M. Arnold Irish Catholicism in Mixed Ess. 101 It is in deference to the opinion..of such a class that we shape our policy.
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