| 单词 | genuflect |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['dʒenju(:)flekt] |
| 解释 | v. 曲膝半跪(以示敬意)；屈从 |
| 红宝书 | 【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 【例】 genuflect to the altar(对祭坛下跪) |
| 字源 | genuflect (v.) 1620s, back-formation from genuflection. Related: Genuflected; genuflecting. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 单膝着地以示敬慕; 卑躬屈膝 = grovel 【记】genu膝盖, flect弯曲－卑躬屈膝 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】genu-膝，源自knee, g=k + flect 弯曲，膝盖弯曲→下跪；音：真牛+ flect 弯曲，折，弯腰，折服 |
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