deferentially

🇺🇸 /ˌdefəˈrenʃəli/ 🇬🇧 /ˌdefəˈrenʃəli/
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adverb
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with respect or politeness, especially to someone older or higher in rank

He deferentially asked the elder for advice.

translation

adv. with respect or politeness, especially to someone older or higher in rank

Synonyms

submissively adv. 顺从地 humbly adv. 谦逊地, 卑微地 meekly adv. 温顺地 sheepishly adv. 尴尬地 politely adv. 有礼貌地, 表面上客气地

Antonyms

pompously adv. 自大地 huffily adv. 生气地 brashly adv. 冒失地, 招摇地 superciliously adv. 傲慢地 haughtily adv. 傲慢地 audaciously adv. 大胆地 loftily adv. 傲慢地 contemptuously adv. 轻蔑地 brazenly adv. 厚颜无耻地 scornfully adv. 轻蔑地 imperiously adv. 傲慢专横地 arrogantly adv. 傲慢地 proudly adv. 骄傲地, 壮丽地 boldly adv. 大胆地, 醒目地

Similar Words

preferentially adv. 优先地 deferential adj. 恭敬的 reverentially adv. 恭敬地