【每日一词】 obeisance- n.尊敬,敬礼,恭敬
obeisance
Definition
obeisance - noun
1: a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : BOW
After making his obeisances he approached the altar.
2: acknowledgment of another's superiority or importance : HOMAGE
makes obeisance to her mentors
The players paid obeisance to their coach.
obeisant : adjective
obeisantly :adverb
短语
make obeisance to: 顶礼;表示敬意;向
no obeisance: 不敬,无礼
Obeisance Moon Cabin: 拜月亭
imperious obeisance: 专横的
formal obeisance or kowtow: 再拜
Make An Obeisance: 打恭作揖
Examples of obeisance in a Sentence
But positioning her as Ethan’s maybe-girlfriend — as if in obeisance to and at the same time defiance of some foundational rule of musical theater — undoes that work.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Even in social life, this does not require thanks, and in your office, doing so would seem to accept it as obeisance.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
Maybe the Republican Party will drop this obeisance someday.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Nov. 2023
双语例句
While he was still young and strong all paid obeisance to him.他年轻力壮时所有人都对他毕恭毕敬。
One by one they came forward, mumbled grudging words of welcome, made awkward obeisances.他们挨个儿走上前去,咕哝出几句欢迎词,尴尬地鞠躬致礼。
And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. 于是他们低头下拜。