curtsey

英 [ˈkɜːtsi]

美

v.  (女子)行屈膝礼

过去式：curtseyed　复数：curtseys　现在分词：curtseying　

BNC.37140 / COCA.39836

英英释义

noun

• bending the knees
  Synonym:curtsy

verb

• bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
  Synonym:curtsy

双语例句

• At Princess Prep in London, girls aged between eight and 11 learn a variety of core skills necessary for being a princess: how to curtsey, walk tall, ride a horse, and drink a cup of tea in an elegant fashion.
  在伦敦的这个王妃培训班上，这些8到11岁的小女孩要学习成为王妃所必须的各种核心课程，如何行屈膝礼，如何挺胸抬头地走路，如何骑马，如何优雅地饮茶。
• In European cultures it is traditional for women to curtsey in front of royalty.
  在欧洲传统中，女性会向皇室成员行屈膝礼。
• I bobbed him a curtsey.
  我向他行了个屈膝礼。
• Annie's smile disappeared and she dropped a curtsey.
  安妮收敛了笑容，行了个屈膝礼。
• "I should like it very much, Your majesty," said Joan, and made a deep curtsey.
  我很愿意，陛下，琼说着深地屈膝行礼。
• Some invitees will have been born into families that teach children to curtsey as soon as they can walk, but others may need a bit of help navigating the etiquette and protocol that such an important day demands.
  有些受邀来宾自学会走路时起，家人就教会他们行屈膝礼，而有些来宾可能需要一些指导，以便熟练掌握这样一个重大日子所需的礼仪规范。
• In more formal variants of the curtsey, the woman bends the knees outward, often sweeping one foot behind her.
  更加正式的一种屈膝礼中，女性屈膝时双膝需略微向外打开，并将一只脚后撤。有时还要双手拎起体侧的裙摆。
• The royal family no longer insists that people curtsey or bow to the queen and her family, but most people still do bow or curtsey when meeting the queen.
  皇室已不再要求人们向女王及起家庭成员行屈膝礼或鞠躬，但大多数人在与女王见面时，还是会鞠躬或行屈膝礼。
• She tried to curtsey as she spoke.
  她说着就想行屈膝礼。
• The principal dancer tripped forward to the front of the stage and made a deep curtsey.
  领舞者轻快地走到前台深深地鞠了个躬。