deferential

形容词恭敬的

1. 恭敬的, 恭顺的：flail 连枷(打谷的农具) 打 | deferential 恭敬的, 恭顺的 | diffident 缺乏自信的

2. 恭顺的：deference 敬意,尊重 | deferential 恭顺的 | differ 不同,相异

3. 恭敬的：deferent 传送的 | deferential 恭敬的 | deferentially 表示敬意地

4. 恭顺的,表示敬意的：intransigent不妥协的,不让步的,不调和的 | deferential恭顺的,表示敬意的 | ethologist动物行为学家

1. 恭敬的
    Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else.

    e.g. They like five-star hotels and deferential treatment.
           他们喜欢五星级的宾馆和毕恭毕敬的接待。
    e.g. ...the traditional requirement for Asian women to be submissive and deferential to men.
           亚洲妇女要对男人顺从和恭敬的传统要求

1. deferential

1. I tell him you don't have to be this deferential, this polite.

2. Not only is Wang not deferential to the victims, he is besmirching our leaders.

3. In the years after Levinson became an Apple director in 2000, the board was periodically derided for being too deferential to Jobs.

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