observance

n. 观察, 遵守, 仪式, 风俗习惯 [法] 遵守, 奉行, 惯例

发音

US /əbˈzɝvəns/
其它
UK /əbˈzɜːvəns/

词形变化

observances 复数 observances

别名

observancy observaunce

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.

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  2. 2.

    The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.

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  3. 3.

    Observation or the act of watching.

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  4. 4.

    A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.

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    Thomas Merton was a monk in the Order of Cistertians of the Strict Observance.

  5. 5.

    That which is to be observed.

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  6. 6.

    Reverence; homage.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

watching notice ceremony observation ceremonial

反义词 1

nonobservance

上位词 10

look looking attention affair occasion function attending compliance conformity abidance

下位词 10

mind wedding opening funeral exercise monitoring pageant dedication remark circumstance

相关短语

Sabbath observance

词源

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

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