genuflect
英 /'dʒenju(:)flekt/
中文釋義
v. 曲膝半跪(以示敬意)；屈從
v. to bend the knee in worship.
常用搭配
- genuflect in prayer祈禱屈膝
- genuflect before the altar祭壇前跪拜
- genuflect to authority屈從權威
例句
- Worshippers genuflect as they enter the chapel.信徒們進入小教堂時單膝跪地。
- He refused to genuflect to the board's every demand.他拒絕對董事會的每個要求都唯命是從。