n. 1.服从；依从，敬服。 2.敬意，尊敬。 短语和例子 blind deference 盲从。 in deference to (your wishes) 遵从，听从(您的意愿)。 pay [show] deference to 对…表示敬意。 treat with deference 谦逊地对待。 with all due deference to you 尊意虽好，但是…〔表示不同意时的客气讲话〕。
a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean" 同义词：respect,
a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others 同义词：complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness,
courteous regard for people''s feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy" 同义词：respect, respectfulness,
Deference (also called submission or passivity) is the condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior or superiors.John B.
例句与用法
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He picked up a card with deference . 他毕恭毕敬地拣起一张卡片。
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His immediate deference made her regretful . 他毫不迟疑的顺从使她感到有些抱歉。
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Traditionally it embodies a degree of deference . 从传统上来说它体现某种程度的服从。
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We no longer pay a seemly deference to our superiors . 我们不再对长者给以适宜的尊重。
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The major defect of their work was deference to authority . 他们的主要缺陷是趋从权威。
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At first he had continued to show deference to brown . 起初他对布朗仍然表示一定的尊敬。
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The air-conditioning had been adjusted in deference to an urgent plea . 根据一项紧急请求调整了空气调节器。
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"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。”
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Morris had conciliated her at first, and made his impression by his delicate and calculated deference . 莫里斯先是讨得她的欢心，以他经过深思熟虑而装扮出来的尊敬博得她的好感。
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And americans do swing from aggressive overpraise of their literature to an equally unfortunate, imitative deference . 而且美国人却从过分夸耀自己的文学，又不幸转为百依百顺的模仿。
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