deference 音标拼音: [d'ɛfɚəns] [d'ɛfrəns]
n . 依从,听从,遵从
依从,听从,遵从
deference n 1 :
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 " [
synonym :
{
deference }, {
respect }]
2 :
courteous regard for people '
s feelings ; "
in deference to your wishes "; "
out of respect for his privacy " [
synonym : {
deference },
{
respect }, {
respectfulness }]
3 :
a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others [
synonym : {
complaisance }, {
compliance }, {
compliancy },
{
obligingness }, {
deference }]
Deference \
Def "
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n . [
F .
d ['
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f ['
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See 3d {
Defer }.]
A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another ;
submission in opinion ;
regard ;
respect ;
complaisance .
[
1913 Webster ]
Deference to the authority of thoughtful and sagacious men . --
Whewell .
[
1913 Webster ]
Deference is the most complicate ,
the most indirect ,
and the most elegant of all compliments . --
Shenstone .
Syn : {
Deference }, {
Reverence }, {
Respect }.
Usage :
Deference marks an inclination to yield one '
s opinion ,
and to acquiesce in the sentiments of another in preference to one '
s own .
Respect marks the estimation that we have for another ,
which makes us look to him as worthy of high confidence for the qualities of his mind and heart .
Reverence denotes a mingling of fear with a high degree of respect and esteem .
Age ,
rank ,
dignity ,
and personal merit call for deference ;
respect should be paid to the wise and good ;
reverence is due to God ,
to the authors of our being ,
and to the sanctity of the laws .
[
1913 Webster ]
93 Moby Thesaurus words for "
deference ":
acceptance ,
acquiescence ,
admiration ,
adoration ,
affability ,
agreeableness ,
allegiance ,
amenity ,
apotheosis ,
appreciation ,
approbation ,
approval ,
assent ,
assigned task ,
awe ,
bounden duty ,
breathless adoration ,
burden ,
business ,
call of duty ,
charge ,
civility ,
comity ,
commitment ,
complaisance ,
compliance ,
consent ,
considerateness ,
consideration ,
courteousness ,
courtesy ,
dedication ,
deification ,
devoir ,
devotion ,
duties and responsibilities ,
duty ,
esteem ,
estimation ,
ethics ,
exaggerated respect ,
favor ,
fealty ,
gracefulness ,
graciousness ,
great respect ,
hero worship ,
high regard ,
homage ,
honor ,
idolatry ,
idolization ,
imperative ,
kneeling ,
line of duty ,
loyalty ,
mission ,
must ,
nonopposal ,
nonopposition ,
nonresistance ,
obedience ,
obeisance ,
obligation ,
onus ,
ought ,
passiveness ,
passivity ,
place ,
politeness ,
prestige ,
regard ,
resignation ,
resignedness ,
respect ,
respectfulness ,
reverence ,
reverential regard ,
self -
imposed duty ,
solicitousness ,
solicitude ,
subjection ,
submission ,
submissiveness ,
submittal ,
supineness ,
tact ,
tactfulness ,
thoughtfulness ,
urbanity ,
veneration ,
worship ,
yielding
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