the action or practice of fulfilling or respecting the requirements of law, morality, or ritual
(对法律、道德或礼仪的)遵守,奉行
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strict observance of the rules 对规则的严格遵守
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the decline in religious observance .宗教仪式的衰落。
[count noun](一般作
仪礼;(宗教)仪式
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official anniversary observances .官方的周年纪念仪式。
[count noun]a rule to be followed by a religious order
教规,教会会规
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he drew up a body of monastic observances .他起草了一套修会会规。
〈古〉 尊敬;尊重
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the tramp gave them no observance .那流浪汉对他们毫不尊敬。
the action of watching or noticing something
观察;注意
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the baby's motionless observance of me .那婴儿对我的静静注视。
"Middle English: via Old French from Latin