reservation

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back. countable,uncountable
    — The committee authorised the reservation of funds.
  2. The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.; The practice of reserving part of the consecrated bread of the Eucharist for the communion of the sick. countable,uncountable
  3. The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.; The act of the pope to reserve to himself the right to nominate to certain benefices. countable,uncountable
  4. Something that is withheld or kept back. countable,uncountable
  5. A limiting qualification regarding certainty or risk; a doubt or concern. countable,in-plural,often,uncountable
    — I have reservations about your intentions.
  6. A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people, such as the Hopi Reservation or the Navajo Nation's territory. US,countable,uncountable
  7. An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance. countable,uncountable
    — I have a hotel reservation in the name of Mr Smith.
  8. The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway. UK,countable,uncountable
    — A vehicle crashed through the central reservation into the path of oncoming traffic.
  9. The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe). India,countable,uncountable
  10. A power of an overseeing authority to suspend legislation in the jurisdiction being overseen pending the approval of a higher authority. Such as a provincial/state governor reserving a bill passed by the state/provincial legislature from assent, pending approval of the federal government; or a federal bill passed by federal parliament being reserved by the viceroy pending approval by the crown. countable,uncountable

词形变化

reservations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
antireservation go off the reservation jump the reservation mental reservation nonreservation off the reservation reservation booking designator reservationism reservationist reservation price seat reservation ticket unreservation
相关词
reserve safety island traffic island

词源

From Middle French reservation, equivalent to reserve + -ation.
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