genuflect
v 下跪(genu膝盖+flect→膝盖弯→下跪)
释义2:
genuflect
/ 5dVenjE7flekt /
◙ verb1. [no obj.] lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect• 单膝下跪 »she genuflected and crossed herself. 她跪下并在自己身上画十字。 [with adverbial] (figurative)show deference or servility• [喻] 表示顺从;卑躬屈膝 »politicians had to genuflect to the far left to advance their careers. 为了发展自己事业,政客们得向极左人士屈膝献媚。【派生】
♦ genuflection noun1. (也作 genuflexion)♦ genuflector noun【语源】
1. mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'bend (the knee'): from ecclesiastical Latin genuflectere, from Latin genu 'knee' + flectere 'to bend'
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