| 单词 | obeisance |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [əu'beisns] |
| 解释 | n.鞠躬，敬礼 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 鞠躬，敬礼(a gesture of respect or reverence) 【考】 obeisance : reverence / embrace : affection(鞠躬表示敬意/拥抱 表示友情)反义词：impertinent (鲁莽的)-obeisant( 有礼的) 【记】 obey(服从)+sance→ 服从的态度→鞠躬 【例】 They made the traditional obeisance to their monarch. |
| 字源 | obeisance (n.) late 14c., "act or fact of obeying," from Old French obeissance "obedience, service, feudal duty" (13c.), from obeissant, present participle of obeir "obey," from Latin oboedire (see obey). Sense in English altered late 14c. to "bending or prostration of the body as a gesture of submission or respect" by confusion with abaisance. Related: Obeisant. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. (表示尊重或敬意的)鞠躬, 敬礼 【类】obeisance: reverence = embrace: affection鞠躬表示敬意 = 拥抱表示友情 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】obey 服从 + sanctify(源自sacred 神圣的) 尊崇→鞠躬；obey + saint 总是遵守的圣徒，非常尊敬人 |
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