deferent
pronunciation
How to pronounce deferent in British English:
UK ['defərənt]
How to pronounce deferent in American English:
US ['defərənt]
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- Adjective:
- showing deference
Word Origin
- deferent (adj.)
- 1620s, from French déférent (16c.), from Latin deferentem (nominative deferens), present participle of deferre "to carry down or away" (see defer (v.2)). Earlier in Middle English as a word in astronomy (early 15c.).
Example
- 1. There are deferent research aims and evaluating criterions between basic research and applied research .
- 2. But on deferent market structures , competitions influence the price of weapons differently .
- 3. We always think that we can achieve this while two sides are deferent countries .
- 4. There are deferent types of garden shows in the different countries according to the scale , site and contents of the events .
- 5. This paper introduces the concepts of the reader and the temperament , analyzes on the styles and features of the temperament , and discusses on the reading psychology of readers with deferent temperaments .