reservation

n. 预约，预订；保留

中文词源

reservation 预约，预订，保留

来自 reserve,预约，保留。

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.

1. Reservation 专指印第安人居留地.

1. After three days, the strikers' demands were met almost without reservation.: 3天以后，罢工人员的要求几乎全部得到了满足。

2. Seventeen thousand Indians live in Arizona on a reservation.: 1.7万印第安人生活在亚利桑那州的保留地。

4. I told him my main reservation about his film was the ending.: 我告诉他我主要是对他电影的结尾有保留意见。

5. Accommodation is restricted so a reservation is essential.: 铺位有限，所以有必要进行预订。