reservation
英 [rez?'ve??(?)n]
美 [,r?z?'ve??n]
助記提示
1. Reservation 專指印第安人居留地.
中文詞源
reservation 預(yù)約，預(yù)訂，保留來自 reserve,預(yù)約，保留。
英文詞源
- reservation (n.)
- late 14c., "act of reserving," from Old French reservation (14c.) and directly from Late Latin reservationem (nominative reservatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin reservare (see reserve (n.)). Mental sense is from c. 1600. U.S. sense "tract of public land set aside for some special use" is recorded from 1789, originally in reference to the Six Nations in New York State. Meaning "act or fact of engaging a room, a seat, etc." is from 1904, originally American English.
雙語例句
- 1. After three days, the strikers' demands were met almost without reservation.
- 3天以后，罷工人員的要求幾乎全部得到了滿足。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Seventeen thousand Indians live in Arizona on a reservation.
- 1.7萬印第安人生活在亞利桑那州的保留地。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. You make the reservation, and I'll confirm it in writing.
- 你來預(yù)訂，我會(huì)去函確認(rèn)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I told him my main reservation about his film was the ending.
- 我告訴他我主要是對他電影的結(jié)尾有保留意見。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Accommodation is restricted so a reservation is essential.
- 鋪位有限，所以有必要進(jìn)行預(yù)訂。
來自柯林斯例句