reservation
reservation
noun
noun
- [mass noun]the action of reserving something
保留；保护
the reservation of positions for non-Americans.
为非美国人保留职位。
■[count noun]an arrangement whereby something, especially a seat or room, is booked or reserved for a particular person
预订（尤指座位、房间等）
do you have a reservation?.
你有预订吗？。
■[count noun]an area of land set aside for occupation by North American Indians or Australian Aboriginals
（北美印第安人或澳大利亚土著人的）居留地
■[count noun](Law)a right or interest retained in an estate being conveyed
(律)（财产转让）权益保留
■(in church use) the practice of retaining a portion of the consecrated elements after Mass for communion of the sick or as a focus for devotion
（教会用语）圣餐保留（指弥撒完毕后部分圣餐留给病人或作为礼拜之用） - a qualification to an expression of agreement or approval; a doubt
保留意见；怀疑
some generals voiced reservations about making air strikes.
一些将军表达了对实施空袭的保留意见。 - (in the Roman Catholic Church) the action of a superior of reserving to himself the power of absolution
（罗马天主教）（高级圣职人员）赦罪权的保留
■a right reserved to the Pope of nomination to a vacant benefice
（教皇保留的）任命权
- late Middle English (denoting the Pope's right of nomination to a benefice): from Old French, or from late Latin reservatio(n-), from reservare 'keep back' (see reserve)
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