"genuflect" in Chinese (Traditional)
屈膝(表示敬意)- 下跪
Definition
指一膝或雙膝跪地,以表示尊敬或崇拜,常用於宗教場合。有時也指對權威過度恭敬或屈從。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
‘Genuflect’是正式用語,主要於基督教等宗教場合使用。也可作比喻,批評對權威的過度尊敬(如‘genuflect to power’)。日常會話中很少見。
Examples
He genuflected before the altar.
他在祭壇前**屈膝**。
Catholics often genuflect when entering a church.
天主教徒進教堂時常常會**屈膝**。
Please genuflect as a sign of respect.
請作為尊重**屈膝**。
He refuses to genuflect to authority, no matter who’s in charge.
他無論誰掌權,都拒絕**屈膝**於權威。
Back in the old days, knights would genuflect before their king.
在過去,騎士會在國王面前**屈膝**。
You don't have to genuflect just because everyone else does.
你沒必要只是因為別人都**屈膝**就跟著做。