- 1
The act of following or keeping a law, rule, custom, or religious practice — for example, the observance of a national holiday, or religious observance, meaning someone follows the practices of their religion.
遵守(法規/習俗); (宗教)奉行、慶祝
組成observe (to follow a rule, or to watch closely) + -ance (noun ending)
同家族的字
- observethe base verb this comes from
- observationalso built on 'observe,' but means the act of watching or noticing something — a different sense from 'observance'
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
observancenoun/əbˈzɝvəns/
- 1
The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
- 2
The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
- 3
Observation or the act of watching.
- 4
lifestylereligionA rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.
- Thomas Merton was a monk in the Order of Cistertians of the Strict Observance.
- 5
That which is to be observed.
- 6
Reverence; homage.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。