Definition of deferential in English:

deferential

adjective dɛfəˈrɛnʃ(ə)lˌdɛfəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l

Showing deference; respectful.
恭顺的；恭敬的
people were always deferential to him
人们始终对他很恭敬。
Example sentencesExamples
- The social changes of the last 50 years have created an electorate less loyal to individual parties and no longer deferential towards politicians.
- He thoroughly deserved his long obituary, the tone of which is almost adulatory in parts, even allowing for the deferential standards of the time.
- He asked me where my Pass was, and I turned very polite, deferential and apologetic, saying that I had left it at home.
- By contrast, those in favour of reform were accorded a respect that bordered on the deferential.
- Why doesn't a polite and deferential invitation to talk do the trick any more?
- Everything else is carried out with pomp and ceremony by the deferential, impeccably mannered, staff.
- I asked, my tone polite and deferential - the latter being something which did not come naturally to me.
- In sharp contrast to many of his rivals, he had a modest and deferential manner which put those in authority at their ease.
- Are the courts excessively deferential to the medical profession?
- There are also slavishly deferential entries on various historians and political scientists.
- He was accompanied by a friend, a man of imposing physique, whose deferential manner and constant attention showed that his position was one of dependence.
- He felt that he was always deferential and respectful.
- She is combative, not deferential, but not as effective as I'd like to see.
- It's particularly difficult if you're doing those role-changes with people you have been used to being highly deferential towards.
- The growth of social movements has been limited because of deferential attitudes toward the state's role in public affairs.
- They are amazingly deferential to men and try to placate them.
- Some bosses like their employees to be blunt and assertive; others like them respectful and deferential.
- Though Trench was deferential to authority he was also a man of valour.
- Instead, he underplays and it's a joy to watch him assume just the right mask of deferential blandness to manage his Colonel.
- But now the courts seem inclined to be more deferential to the prosecution's side of this problem.
Synonyms
obsequious, humble, respectful, considerate, attentive, thoughtful
courteous, polite, civil, dutiful, reverent, reverential, awed
obedient, submissive, subservient, fawning, toadying, yielding, acquiescent, complaisant, compliant, pliant, tractable, biddable, manageable, docile, slavish
dated mannerly
rare regardful, obeisant

Derivatives

deferentially

adverbdɛfəˈrɛnʃ(ə)liˌdɛfəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(ə)li

But one cannot please all of the people all of the time: occasionally someone would step up onto the stage and ask deferentially, ‘Gentlemen, could you play something less modern?’
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘I won't attempt to sing it to you,’ she says deferentially.
- A uniformed retainer interrupts us deferentially to say that ‘His Highness’ is ready to receive us.
- Locals deferentially call it the Atomium, a vast silver sculpture of an atomic structure which overlooks the King Baudouin Stadium.
- In a narrow street, three smaller cars pull over, deferentially, almost in formation, to let our huge, silvery barque glide past.

Origin

Early 19th century: from deference, on the pattern of pairs such as prudence, prudential.

Rhymes

cadential, confidential, consequential, credential, differential, essential, evidential, existential, experiential, exponential, influential, intelligential, irreverential, jurisprudential, penitential, pestilential, potential, preferential, presidential, providential, prudential, quintessential, referential, residential, reverential, sapiential, sciential, sentential, sequential, tangential, torrential

Definition of deferential in US English:

deferential

adjectiveˌdɛfəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(ə)lˌdefəˈren(t)SH(ə)l

Showing deference; respectful.
恭顺的；恭敬的
people were always deferential to him
人们始终对他很恭敬。
Example sentencesExamples
- Some bosses like their employees to be blunt and assertive; others like them respectful and deferential.
- They are amazingly deferential to men and try to placate them.
- He felt that he was always deferential and respectful.
- The social changes of the last 50 years have created an electorate less loyal to individual parties and no longer deferential towards politicians.
- He asked me where my Pass was, and I turned very polite, deferential and apologetic, saying that I had left it at home.
- She is combative, not deferential, but not as effective as I'd like to see.
- It's particularly difficult if you're doing those role-changes with people you have been used to being highly deferential towards.
- Why doesn't a polite and deferential invitation to talk do the trick any more?
- Though Trench was deferential to authority he was also a man of valour.
- By contrast, those in favour of reform were accorded a respect that bordered on the deferential.
- He thoroughly deserved his long obituary, the tone of which is almost adulatory in parts, even allowing for the deferential standards of the time.
- Everything else is carried out with pomp and ceremony by the deferential, impeccably mannered, staff.
- Are the courts excessively deferential to the medical profession?
- In sharp contrast to many of his rivals, he had a modest and deferential manner which put those in authority at their ease.
- There are also slavishly deferential entries on various historians and political scientists.
- But now the courts seem inclined to be more deferential to the prosecution's side of this problem.
- Instead, he underplays and it's a joy to watch him assume just the right mask of deferential blandness to manage his Colonel.
- I asked, my tone polite and deferential - the latter being something which did not come naturally to me.
- The growth of social movements has been limited because of deferential attitudes toward the state's role in public affairs.
- He was accompanied by a friend, a man of imposing physique, whose deferential manner and constant attention showed that his position was one of dependence.
Synonyms
obsequious, humble, respectful, considerate, attentive, thoughtful

Origin

Early 19th century: from deference, on the pattern of pairs such as prudence, prudential.

词汇	deferential
释义	Definition of deferential in English: deferential adjective dɛfəˈrɛnʃ(ə)lˌdɛfəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l Showing deference; respectful. 恭顺的；恭敬的 people were always deferential to him 人们始终对他很恭敬。 Example sentencesExamples The social changes of the last 50 years have created an electorate less loyal to individual parties and no longer deferential towards politicians. He thoroughly deserved his long obituary, the tone of which is almost adulatory in parts, even allowing for the deferential standards of the time. He asked me where my Pass was, and I turned very polite, deferential and apologetic, saying that I had left it at home. By contrast, those in favour of reform were accorded a respect that bordered on the deferential. Why doesn't a polite and deferential invitation to talk do the trick any more? Everything else is carried out with pomp and ceremony by the deferential, impeccably mannered, staff. I asked, my tone polite and deferential - the latter being something which did not come naturally to me. In sharp contrast to many of his rivals, he had a modest and deferential manner which put those in authority at their ease. Are the courts excessively deferential to the medical profession? There are also slavishly deferential entries on various historians and political scientists. He was accompanied by a friend, a man of imposing physique, whose deferential manner and constant attention showed that his position was one of dependence. He felt that he was always deferential and respectful. She is combative, not deferential, but not as effective as I'd like to see. It's particularly difficult if you're doing those role-changes with people you have been used to being highly deferential towards. The growth of social movements has been limited because of deferential attitudes toward the state's role in public affairs. They are amazingly deferential to men and try to placate them. Some bosses like their employees to be blunt and assertive; others like them respectful and deferential. Though Trench was deferential to authority he was also a man of valour. Instead, he underplays and it's a joy to watch him assume just the right mask of deferential blandness to manage his Colonel. But now the courts seem inclined to be more deferential to the prosecution's side of this problem. Synonyms obsequious, humble, respectful, considerate, attentive, thoughtful courteous, polite, civil, dutiful, reverent, reverential, awed obedient, submissive, subservient, fawning, toadying, yielding, acquiescent, complaisant, compliant, pliant, tractable, biddable, manageable, docile, slavish dated mannerly rare regardful, obeisant Derivatives deferentially adverbdɛfəˈrɛnʃ(ə)liˌdɛfəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(ə)li But one cannot please all of the people all of the time: occasionally someone would step up onto the stage and ask deferentially, ‘Gentlemen, could you play something less modern?’ Example sentencesExamples ‘I won't attempt to sing it to you,’ she says deferentially. A uniformed retainer interrupts us deferentially to say that ‘His Highness’ is ready to receive us. Locals deferentially call it the Atomium, a vast silver sculpture of an atomic structure which overlooks the King Baudouin Stadium. In a narrow street, three smaller cars pull over, deferentially, almost in formation, to let our huge, silvery barque glide past. Origin Early 19th century: from deference, on the pattern of pairs such as prudence, prudential. Rhymes cadential, confidential, consequential, credential, differential, essential, evidential, existential, experiential, exponential, influential, intelligential, irreverential, jurisprudential, penitential, pestilential, potential, preferential, presidential, providential, prudential, quintessential, referential, residential, reverential, sapiential, sciential, sentential, sequential, tangential, torrential Definition of deferential in US English: deferential adjectiveˌdɛfəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(ə)lˌdefəˈren(t)SH(ə)l Showing deference; respectful. 恭顺的；恭敬的 people were always deferential to him 人们始终对他很恭敬。 Example sentencesExamples Some bosses like their employees to be blunt and assertive; others like them respectful and deferential. They are amazingly deferential to men and try to placate them. He felt that he was always deferential and respectful. The social changes of the last 50 years have created an electorate less loyal to individual parties and no longer deferential towards politicians. He asked me where my Pass was, and I turned very polite, deferential and apologetic, saying that I had left it at home. She is combative, not deferential, but not as effective as I'd like to see. It's particularly difficult if you're doing those role-changes with people you have been used to being highly deferential towards. Why doesn't a polite and deferential invitation to talk do the trick any more? Though Trench was deferential to authority he was also a man of valour. By contrast, those in favour of reform were accorded a respect that bordered on the deferential. He thoroughly deserved his long obituary, the tone of which is almost adulatory in parts, even allowing for the deferential standards of the time. Everything else is carried out with pomp and ceremony by the deferential, impeccably mannered, staff. Are the courts excessively deferential to the medical profession? In sharp contrast to many of his rivals, he had a modest and deferential manner which put those in authority at their ease. There are also slavishly deferential entries on various historians and political scientists. But now the courts seem inclined to be more deferential to the prosecution's side of this problem. Instead, he underplays and it's a joy to watch him assume just the right mask of deferential blandness to manage his Colonel. I asked, my tone polite and deferential - the latter being something which did not come naturally to me. The growth of social movements has been limited because of deferential attitudes toward the state's role in public affairs. He was accompanied by a friend, a man of imposing physique, whose deferential manner and constant attention showed that his position was one of dependence. Synonyms obsequious, humble, respectful, considerate, attentive, thoughtful Origin Early 19th century: from deference, on the pattern of pairs such as prudence, prudential.
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