
adv. 謙恭地;表示敬意地
The old man spoke deferentially.
那位老人謙恭地說着話。
Once inside, he greets Guarini deferentially, mentioning that his mother once worked for her parents.
一進門,他就恭敬地和瓜裡尼打招呼,并提到他母親曾為瓜裡尼的父母工作。
It was as if she had anticipated my arrival and was opening the door for me, except that once it was open, she did not step aside deferentially, and we almost collided.
隻是門開了,她沒有恭敬地閃在一旁。我們幾乎撞在一起。
Walton: on occasions like this, composers have a hard time devising music that seems deferentially ceremonial but still manages to assert some kind of musical identity of its own.
沃頓:在這樣的場合,作曲家們很難作出看似恭敬禮儀式的音樂,卻又獨樹一幟。
adv.|civilly/submissively;謙恭地;表示敬意地
“deferentially”是副詞,源自形容詞“deferential”,表示以恭敬、順從的态度對待他人,尤其體現對權威、長輩或地位較高者的尊重。該詞常用于描述行為或言語中主動表現出的謙遜和禮貌,強調對社會等級或專業差異的認可。
其詞根可追溯至拉丁語“dēferre”,意為“攜帶、遵從”,後經法語“déférent”演化而來。在英語中,它融合了“尊重”與“服從”的雙重含義,例如在正式場合中,員工對上級的建議可能會“deferentially propose”(恭敬地提出)。
牛津詞典将其定義為“showing deference; respectful”(表現出恭敬;尊重),而韋氏詞典強調其“marked by courteous submission”(以禮貌服從為特征)的語境特征。劍橋詞典則通過例句說明該詞在跨文化交流中的實際應用。
deferentially 是副詞,表示以恭敬、謙遜的态度對待他人,尤其體現對地位、權威或意見的尊重。以下是詳細解析:
如需更多例句或擴展學習,可參考新東方詞典或愛問教育的詳細解析。
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