genuflect

vi. 曲膝, 跪, 屈服

发音

UK /ˈd͡ʒɛn.jʊ.flɛkt/
US /ˈd͡ʒɛn.jʊ.flɛkt/
AU

词形变化

genuflected genuflecting genuflects 三单 genuflects genuflecting 现在分词 genuflected 过去式 genuflected 过去分词

别名

genuflex

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To bend the knee, as in servitude.

    跪

    下跪

    古体 不及物
  2. 2.

    To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.

    比喻 不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

scrape kowtow

上位词 1

bow

词源

PIE word *ǵónu From around 1620–1630 from Medieval Latin genūflectō (“to bend the knee”) equivalent to the Latin genū (“knee”) + flectō (“to bend”).

来源：wiktionary