a district that is reserved for particular purpose
a statement that limits or restricts some claim;"he recommended her without any reservations"
an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group);"wondered who had made the booking"
the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance
something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)
the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion
中英词源
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.
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词态变化
复数 reservations;
权威造句
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。
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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。
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3. You make the reservation, and I"ll confirm it in writing.
你来预订，我会去函确认。
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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。
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5. Accommodation is restricted so a reservation is essential.
