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单词 reservation
释义 res·er·va·tion
\R ˌrezərˈvāshən or sometimes -zəˈv- by r-dissimilation, -R -zəˈv-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English reservacioun, from Middle French reservation, from reserver to reserve + -ation
1. : an act of reserving something (as for a particular use or the use of a particular person or group)
 < reservation of rights by the states >
as
 a. Christian religion
  (1) : retention of tithes
  (2) : retention of the right of nomination to a vacant benefice
  (3) : retention of the power of absolution in particular cases
  (4) : retention of a portion of the eucharistic elements for adoration by those worshiping at the church or for the administration of communion to the sick
 b.
  (1) : the act or fact of a grantor's reserving some new thing out of the thing granted and not in esse as such before; also : the right or interest so reserved or the clause by which it is reserved — distinguished from exception
  (2) : exception 4b, proviso
 c.
  (1) obsolete : a keeping concealed of something pertinent : a holding back
  (2) : the setting of limiting conditions or withholding from complete exposition
   < answered without reservation >
 d. : an engaging in advance of some accomodation or service
  < the reservation of a hotel room >
 also : a promise, guarantee, or record of such engagement
  < it is advisable to telegraph for reservations >
2. : something that is reserved: as
 a.
  (1) : a limiting condition : limitation
   < agreed with several reservations to their plan >
  (2) obsolete : something kept hidden : a deceptively expressed statement (as an answer)
 b.
  (1) : a tract of public land set aside for a particular purpose (as schools, forest, or the use of Indians)
  (2) : an area in which hunting is not permitted; especially : one set aside as a secure breeding place for game birds or mammals
Synonyms: see condition

- off the reservation
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