Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else.
例句
They like five-star hotels and deferential treatment.他们喜欢五星级的宾馆和毕恭毕敬的接待。...the traditional requirement for Asian women to be submissive and deferential to men.亚洲妇女要对男人顺从和恭敬的传统要求
英汉词典释义
adj.
恭敬的
showing an excessively deferential manner表现出非常恭敬的举止