observances

英 [əbˈzɜːvənsɪz]

美 [əbˈzɜrvənsɪz]

n.  (对法律、习俗的)遵守，奉行; (节日的)纪念; 宗教(或传统节日)的仪式
observance的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （对法律、习俗等的）遵守，奉行
  Theobservanceof something such as a law or custom is the practice of obeying or following it.
  1. Local councils should use their powers to ensure strict observance of laws.
     地方政务委员会应当行使权力以保证人们严格遵守法律。

双语例句

• He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians and Jews and observances of their holy days.
  他雇了一个律师，投诉基督徒、犹太教徒、以及他们圣日的纪念活动的歧视。
• Observances of the first anniversary took place along the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday.
  周三，泄漏第一周年纪念活动在沿墨西哥湾地区进行。
• But as Christianity became more widespread, the early church began having its own religious observances concurrently with many of the pagan celebrations, and New Year's Day was no different.
  但是，随着基督教变得更加普遍，初期教会开始有自己的宗教纪念活动同时与许多异教庆典，和元旦并没有什么不同。
• The niyamas ( observances) are purity, contentment, mortification, study and devotion to God.
  精进是纯净、满足、苦行、研读和敬神。
• He has become something of a stickler for the finer observances of royal protocol.
  他已经变得非常刻板，哪怕是最细微的皇室礼仪也会遵循。
• The observances of the Church concerning feasts and fasts are tolerably well kept since the rich keep the feasts and the poor the fasts.
  教会有关节日宴会与禁食的仪式遵守得相当好，因为富人遵守节日宴会而穷人则遵守禁食。
• United Nations Conference and Observances
  联合国会议和纪念活动
• Yet each year brings disputes over holiday observances that some may see as too religious for public schools or other public places.
  然而，有些人认为在学校和其他公共场合举行的庆祝节日的宗教仪式，太过于宗教化。每年，在次问题上都会引起争议。
• In the United States, February is Black History Month, a time when observances pay tribute to people and events that shaped the history of African Americans.
  在美国，每年2月是黑人历史月，追忆影响非洲裔美国人历史的人物和事件。
• The fire restrained in the tree fashions flowers. Released from bonds, the shameless flame dies in barren ashes. Selden had passed beyond all such conventional observances.
  幽禁于林中的火焰幻化成满树花朵。挣脱束缚后，不知羞的火焰在凄冷的灰烬里死去。