genuflect

汉语翻译

vi. 曲膝, 跪, 屈服

词型变化：

名词:genuflection 动词过去式:genuflected 过去分词:genuflected 现在分词:genuflecting 第三人称单数:genuflects 

英语解释：

动词 genuflect:

1. bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image
2. bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
   同义词：scrape, kowtow

详细解释：

gen.u.flect

v.intr.（不及物动词）
gen.u.flect.ed,gen.u.flect.ing,gen.u.flects
To bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor or ground, as in worship.
屈单膝：屈膝或一膝着地以示敬慕
To be servilely respectful or deferential; grovel.
屈膝服从：奴颜卑膝地尊敬或服从；卑躬屈膝

来源：
Late Latin genôflectere
后期拉丁语 genôflectere
Latin genô [knee] * see genu-
拉丁语 genô [膝盖] *参见 genu-
Latin flectere [to bend]
拉丁语 flectere [弯曲]

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