3. She always had to _____ to her father’s wishes, whether or not she agreed with him. He wishes that she would be back home no later than 8 o’clock in the evening.
(A) claim
(B) relieve
(C) elicit
(D) defer

題目句子：

She always had to _____ to her father’s wishes, whether or not she agreed with him.
He wishes that she would be back home no later than 8 o’clock in the evening.

? 整句意思是：「無論是否同意，她總是得______父親的意願。」
表示她服從 / 順從 / 遵從父親的期望。

? 選項解析：

(A) claim（聲稱）❌

• 搭配不合語意，"claim to someone’s wishes" 沒意義。

(B) relieve（緩解、減輕）❌

• 常見搭配如 relieve pain / stress

• 不表示順從或聽從，語意不合。

(C) elicit（引出、誘出）❌

• 如 elicit a response（引出回應）

• 無法與「wishes」搭配使用，語意錯誤。

(D) defer（服從、遵從）✅

• 常見用法：defer to someone’s opinion/wishes/judgment

• 表示：出於尊重而順從某人意見或決定

? 套入句子變成：
"She always had to defer to her father’s wishes..."
→ 「她總是得順從父親的意願」

✅ 正確答案：

(D) defer

? 延伸學習：

• defer to authority 順從權威

• defer judgment 延後決定

• defer 也可作為「延後」使用，如：defer payment（延遲付款）