observance
observance
noun
[mass noun]
noun
[mass noun]
- the action or practice of fulfilling or respecting the requirements of law, morality, or ritual
（对法律、道德或礼仪的）遵守；（仪式的）举行
strict observance of the rules.
对规则的严格遵守。
the decline in religious observance.
宗教仪式的衰落。
■[count noun](一般作 observances)an act performed for religious or ceremonial reasons
纪念活动；（宗教）仪式
official anniversary observances.
官方的周年纪念仪式。
■[count noun]a rule to be followed by a religious order
教规，教会会规
he drew up a body of monastic observances.
他起草了一套修会会规。
■(archaic)respect; deference
(古)尊敬；尊重
the tramp gave them no observance.
那流浪汉对他们毫不尊敬。 - the action of watching or noticing something
观察；注意
the baby's motionless observance of me.
那婴儿对我的静静注视。
- Middle English: via Old French from Latin observantia, from observant- 'watching, paying attention to', from the verb observare (see observe)
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