observance

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /əbˈzɜːvəns/    美 /əbˈzɝvəns/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule. countable,uncountable
  2. The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion. countable,uncountable
  3. Observation or the act of watching. countable,uncountable
  4. A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church. countable,uncountable
    — Thomas Merton was a monk in the Order of Cistertians of the Strict Observance.
  5. That which is to be observed. countable,uncountable
  6. Reverence; homage. countable,uncountable

词形变化

observances plural observancy alternative observaunce alternative

词汇关系

反义词
misobservance
衍生词
disobservance hyperobservance inobservance misobservance nonobservance Sabbath observance unobservance

词源

From Old French observance, from Latin observantia. Equivalent of observe + -ance.
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