| 单词 | genuflection |
| 释义 | genuflection noun[CorU] uk/ˌdʒen.juˈflek.ʃən/us/ˌdʒen.jəˈflek.ʃən/theactofgenuflecting 下跪，跪拜theactofshowingrespect: 跪拜；表示崇敬ContemporaryHollywoodmoviesoften makesubtlegenuflectionstothegreatfilm-makers of the past.当代的好莱坞电影经常委婉地表达对电影界伟大前辈们的崇高敬意。 Religious practices
Examplesofgenuflectiongenuflection Of course, political life is capable of many genuflections. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On such occasions as this, however, it is conventional to invoke fulsome praise and to make ritual genuflections. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Using the criminal justice system to make symbolic genuflections to political causes, however noble, only undermines the effective operation of the rule of law and fetters proper judicial discretion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He promises to interpret the holy scripture strictly, and offers three days of fasting a week and a hundred genuflections a day. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I am not going to make a sentimental, ritualgenuflectionto the nurses, but face the facts and state them as they are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Mygenuflectionon this occasion to the traditional sentiments of trepidation and anxiety in making a maiden speech is not merely traditional. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Again, it was agenuflectionto party ideology that the investment income surcharge had to start at £1,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At least last year we had agenuflectionin the direction of a value-added tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To date we have had reflection, but nogenuflection. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was not even a passinggenuflectionin that direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They amount to little more than agenuflectionin the direction of local participation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thegenuflection, in place of the previous bow of the head, was introduced only in the fourteenth century. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Abbots and other senior monastics often receivedgenuflectionfrom their monks and often others. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During the priest's secondgenuflection, servers release chasuble, make a deep bow and ring the bell once. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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