
“Reservation” 常指预订/预约(如订餐、订房、订票);也可指保留意见/疑虑(对某事不完全赞同或仍有顾虑)。此处以最常见的“预订/预约”为主。
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I made a reservation for two at 7 p.m.
我预订了晚上七点两个人的位置。
Due to the conference, hotel reservations in the city were fully booked weeks in advance.
由于会议原因,这座城市的酒店预订在几周前就全部订满了。
源自拉丁语 reservare(“保留、留出”),经由法语进入英语。最初含义偏向“留出/保留”,后来在日常生活中引申为“为某人留出名额或座位”,即“预订/预约”。