deferential

常见例句

Yet if the current public mood is patriotic, it is not deferential.
但如果这种公众情绪是爱国的，那也不是一种顺从。
As someone who came up through the ranks of the often hidebound and highly deferential corporate world, I am glad to say good riddance to much of the old office culture.
作为从往往守旧并对上高度恭敬的企业界爬上来的人，我很高兴地终于可以向许多陈旧的办公室文化说再见了。
This trend is not healthy because civilians who are overly deferential to the military are unlikely to question military advice, even when it might be bad for the troops as well as the country.
这种趋势很不好，因为对于军队过分尊敬的民众很少有可能去质疑军事意见，即使这些可能会对国家和军队都是有害的。

Traditionally, deferential youths sprinkle scented water on their elders in exchange for a new year's blessing.
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They are used to deferential and respectful, rather than adversarial relationships with their teachers.
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And the deferential culture of the Pakistani state does not foster dissent or independent thinking.
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