deferenceKK [ˋdɛfɚəns] /ˈdɛfɚəns/發音de- 向下、除去+fer 帶、拿+-ence 名詞→向下帶的狀態展開收合de-字首向下、除去fer字根帶、拿-ence字尾名詞字面：向下帶的狀態把自己的意見放低、讓給對方 → 尊敬、順從名詞1尊敬、敬重正式He always speaks to his elders with great deference.他跟長輩說話時總是十分敬重。2順從、聽從Her deference to the committee's decision surprised everyone.她順從委員會的決定，讓大家都很意外。片語1出於尊重、考量到正式In deference to his wishes, we canceled the party.出於尊重他的意願，我們取消了派對。