n .
submission to another's will ; respect ; courtesy 다른 사람의 의지에 복종함 ; 존경 ; 경의

• To show deference to another is to place that person's whishes ahead of your own.
• The young man showed deference to his grandfather. He let the old man have first dibs on the birthday cake.
• Herbie stopped yodeling at the dinner table in deference of the wishes of his mother.
• To show deference to another is to defer to that person. Joe was supposed to go first, but he deferred to Steve, who had been waiting longer.
  다른 사람에게 경의를 표하는 것은 그 사람에게 양보하는 것이다. 조는 먼저 가기로 되어 있었지만 더 오래 기다린 스티브에게 양보했다.
• To show deference is also to be deferential. Joe was being deferential when he allowed Steve to go first.