deferent

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɛfəɹənt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A duct in the body serving to carry away from, as opposed to an afferent one.
  2. An imaginary circle surrounding the Earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the centre of the heavenly body's epicycle was supposed to be carried round. historical
  3. That which carries or conveys. obsolete
    — though air be the most favorable deferent of sounds
形容词 adj.
  1. Showing deference; deferential.
  2. Serving to carry; bearing. not-comparable,obsolete
    — Bodies deferent.

词形变化

more deferent comparative most deferent superlative deferents plural

词源

词源 1
From defer and deference; see -ent.
词源 2
From Middle English defferent, from Middle French deferent (modern French déférent) or its etymon Latin dēferēns, dēferentis.
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