单词详解 | deference

deference 音标： 美音：/ˈdefərəns/，英音：/ˈdefərəns/

听听基本释意：

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外刊例句： The Nobel winners follow a different process in deference to their busy schedules. 诺贝尔奖得主遵循不同的流程，以尊重他们繁忙的日程安排。 —Washington Post

The 51-seat City Council has an unspoken tradition, known as member deference, that allows a council member to effectively veto land-use proposals in their district. 拥有 51 个席位的市议会有一个不言而喻的传统，即成员尊重，允许议会成员有效否决其所在地区的土地使用提案。 —New York Times

“Chevron deference” is the term of art lawyers gave to how courts have treated the 1984 ruling, which involved a fight between the energy giant and the Environmental Protection Agency and its environmental allies. “雪佛龙尊重”是艺术律师对法院如何对待 1984 年裁决的术语，该裁决涉及能源巨头与环境保护局及其环保盟友之间的斗争。 —Washington Times

基本释意： noun courteous regard for people’s feelings n. 尊重，遵从

同义词： respect,respectfulness,respect,complaisance,compliance,compliancy,obligingness

短释义： 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. 当然，你每天都穿着破洞牛仔裤上学，但出于对她的尊重，你不会穿着它们去你祖母家。当您向某人表示尊重时，您会做出尊重的手势。

长释义： 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. 名词 deference 与动词 defer 连在一起，意思是“出于对某人的尊重而屈服于某人的意见或愿望”。如果你和你爸爸对去杂货店的最佳路线意见不一，你可能会服从他，走他的路线。出于对他的意见和更丰富的经验的尊重，你选择了他的路线。

文学例句： Even though he had removed himself from domestic matters, everyone still paid him enormous deference. 尽管他已经远离了家庭事务，但每个人仍然对他极为尊重。 —The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

In spite of her youth, he addressed her with all the deference due a professional educator. 尽管她还很年轻，他还是以专业教育家应有的尊重来称呼她。 —The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood

In English, they would be free of the sharply defined gradients of Korean hierarchy: formal deference, informal deference, blunt, familiar, intimate, and plain. 在英语中，他们将摆脱韩国等级制度中明确定义的梯度：正式的尊重、非正式的尊重、直率的、熟悉的、亲密的和朴素的。 —Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

词源： deference (n.)”a yielding in opinion, submission to the judgment of another,” 1640s, from French déférence (16c.), from déférer “to yield, comply” (see defer (v.2)).Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看） deference (n.)“意见屈服，服从他人的判断”，1640 年代，来自法语 déférence (16c.)，来自 déférer “屈服，遵守”（参见 defer (v.2)）。相关条目 &更多的

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