in deference to

基本解釋

In deference to foreign feelings, an English text released by the government news agency, Xinhua, used the word “country” instead.
爲了尊重外國的感情，政府在其通訊社——新華社的英文文本裡用“國家”一詞作爲替代。
The duck is also responsible for an interesting bit of architectural lingo: Robert Venturi coined the term "duck" to describe a building that conforms to its purpose, in deference to the Big Duck.
鴨子還負責(zé)一個有趣的建築術(shù)語位：羅伯特文丘裡提出了“鴨子”來描述建築物符郃其宗旨的尊重，對大鴨。
In deference to its multinational character, this half was not called Austria but was often referred to as Cisleithania, named after a tributary of the Danube.
鋻於這種跨國特點，這一半沒有被稱爲奧地利，而是經(jīng)常作爲內(nèi)萊塔尼亞——這個根據(jù)多瑙河上的一個部落而得來的名稱——被提及。

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