respect

• n. 尊敬，尊重；方面；敬意
• vt. 尊敬，尊重；遵守

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中文词源

re-,再，-spect,看，词源同 specter,retrospect.即再看，反复看，引申词义尊敬，尊重。

英文词源

respect

respect: [14] Respect and respite [13] are ultimately the same word. Both go back to respectus, the past participle of Latin respicere ‘look back at’, hence ‘look at, regard, consider’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ and specere ‘look’ (source of English spectacle, speculate, etc). Respectus passed into English, perhaps via Old French respect, as respect, in the sense ‘regard, relation’ (as in with respect to); the key modern meaning ‘deference, esteem’ developed towards the end of the 16th century.

An earlier borrowing of respectus into Old French produced respit, which preserved another meaning of the Latin word, ‘refuge’. This was the source of English respite.
=> inspect, respite, spectacle, spectator

respect (n.)

late 14c., "relationship, relation; regard, consideration," from Old French respect and directly from Latin respectus "regard, a looking at," literally "act of looking back (or often) at one," noun use of past participle of respicere "look back at, regard, consider," from re- "back" (see re-) + specere "look at" (see scope (n.1)). Meanings "feeling of esteem excited by actions or attributes of someone or something; courteous or considerate treatment due to personal worth or power" are from 1580s, as is sense of "point, particular feature."

respect (v.)

1540s, "to regard," from Middle French respecter "look back; respect; delay," from Latin respectere, frequentative of respicere (see respect (n.). Meaning "treat with deferential regard or esteem" is from 1550s. Sense of "refrain from injuring" is from 1620s. Meaning "have reference to" is from 1560s. Related: Respected; respecting.

To respect the person was "show undue bias toward (or against) based on regard for the outward circumstances of a person;" hence respecter of persons, usually with negative, from Acts x:34, in the 1611 translation.

双语例句

1. The treaty binds them to respect their neighbour's independence.

条约规定他们必须尊重其邻国的独立。

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2. We need to restore respect for the law-enforcement agencies.

我们需要重塑执法机构的声望。

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3. I respect his judgement and I'll follow any advice he gives me.

我尊重他的判断能力，会接受他提出的任何建议。

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4. With respect, Minister, you still haven't answered my question.

部长，恕我冒昧，您还没有回答我的问题。

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5. In the treaty both sides pledge to respect human rights.

双方在条约中都承诺将尊重人权。

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