Genuflect
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 曲膝半跪 ( 以示敬意) ; 屈从
- ［英］ v. 曲膝半跪 ( 以示敬意) ( to bend the knee, as in reverence or worship) ; 屈从 ( to act in a submissive or servile way)
- ［记］ genu ( 膝) +flect ( 弯曲) -> 膝弯曲 -> 跪下
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
intransitive verb
- Etymology: Late Latin genuflectere, from Latin genu knee + flectere to bend — more at knee
- Date: 1630
- 1.
- a. to bend the knee
- b. to touch the knee to the floor or ground especially in worship
- 2. to be servilely obedient or respectful
- ? genuflection noun
