1. The use of deferential language is symbolic of the Confucian ideal of the woman, which dominates conservative gender norms in Japan. 使用恭敬的语言是儒家理想女性的象征，在日本保守的性别规范中占主导地位。
2. They like five-star hotels and deferential treatment. 他们喜欢五星级酒店和谦恭的礼遇。
3. This step may sound overly deferential, but it's a smart way to give the powerful person psychological safety and control. 这一步听起来可能过于顺从，但这是给强势者心理安全感和控制力的聪明方法。
4. He is deferential to his superiors. 他对他的长官是恭敬的。
5. Showing an excessively deferential manner. 表现出非常恭敬的举止。
