curtsy
英 [ˈkɜːtsi]
美 [ˈkɜːrtsi]
n. (女子行的)屈膝礼
v. 行屈膝礼
过去式：curtsied 复数：curtsies 过去分词：curtsied 现在分词：curtsying 第三人称单数：curtsies
BNC.36512 / COCA.27455
牛津词典
noun
- （女子行的）屈膝礼
a formal sign made by a woman in a dance or to say hello or goodbye to an important person, by bending her knees with one foot in front of the other
柯林斯词典
- VERB (女子行的)屈膝礼
If a woman or a girlcurtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person.- We were taught how to curtsy to the Queen...
有人教我们如何向女王行屈膝礼。 - Ingrid shook the Duchess's hand and curtsied.
英格丽德和公爵夫人握了握手并行了屈膝礼。 - Curtsyis also a noun.
- She gave a curtsy.
她行了个屈膝礼。
- We were taught how to curtsy to the Queen...
英英释义
noun
- bending the knees
verb
- make a curtsy
- She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand
- bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
双语例句
- Now you bow, and I curtsy.
现在你鞠躬，我行屈膝礼。 - We were taught how to curtsy to the Queen
有人教我们如何向女王行屈膝礼。 - Dorothy nodded gravely and the Queen made a curtsy, after which she became quite friendly with the little girl.
多萝茜庄重地点点头，皇后行着敬礼，不久它和小女孩子变得十分友好了。 - Make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect.
行屈膝礼；常由女子和妇女做；作为尊敬的仪式。 - You may remember her curtsy the first time you met.
你可能还记得第一次见面时她行屈膝礼。 - Not much chance of that unless you curtsy on my face real soon.
那可能性不大，除非你在我的脸上真的马上就行屈膝礼。 - And I am sure, as many as have good beards, or good faces, or sweet breaths will for my kind offer, when I make curtsy, bid me farewell ( Epi. 16-21).
为了我这种慷慨的奉献，我相信凡是生得一副好胡子、长得一张好脸蛋或是有一口好气息的诸君，当我屈膝致敬的时候，都会向我道别。 - She swept me a curtsy.
她优雅地向我行个礼。 - It was customary then for our children to curtsy to the gentry.
我们的孩子向贵族们行屈膝礼是那时候的习俗。 - Debrett's New Guide to Etiquette and Modern Manners says the sweeping curtsy and long, low bow "can be the subject of some amusement within royal circles".
《德布雷特英国贵族年鉴》中“礼节和现代礼仪新指南”对此有这样的陈述：行深深的屈膝礼或是长时间的深鞠躬“都会成为皇室家族内部的笑料”。