| 单词 | deference |
| 释义 | deference (once / 698 pages) n Sure you wear ripped jeans to school every day, but you don't wear them to your grandmother's house out of deference to her. When you show deference to someone, you make a gesture of respect. The noun deference goes with the verb defer, which means "to yield to someone's opinions or wishes out of respect for that person." If you and your dad disagree about the best route to the grocery store, you might defer to him, and take his route. You're taking his route out of deference to his opinion and greater experience. WORD FAMILYdeference: deferences, deferential+/defer: deferent, deferment, deferral, deferred, deferring, defers/deferent: deference, deferently/deferential: deferentially, undeferential/deferment: deferments/deferral: deferrals USAGE EXAMPLESBut the fact that they describe a teetering world of rigid class boundaries and vanishing deference is often mistaken for a tacit endorsement. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Sensitive and perceptive as he is, he becomes, in his new moneyed condition, a snob, amused by the new deference which greets him everywhere. The New Yorker(Dec 28, 2016) Will there be the potential for some level of deference? Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1n courteous regard for people's feelings in deference to your wishes Syn|Hyper respect, respectfulness courtesy, good manners a courteous manner 2n a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard his deference to her wishes was very flattering Syn|Hypo|Hyper respect court, homage respectful deference last respectsthe act of expressing respect for someone who has died propsproper respect civility, politeness the act of showing regard for others 3n a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others Syn|Hyper complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness agreeability, agreeableness a temperamental disposition to be agreeable |
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