obeisance

英 [əʊˈbeɪsns]

美 [oʊˈbiːsns]

n.  景仰; 尊敬; 忠顺; 顺从; 鞠躬示敬; 颔首行礼

复数：obeisances　

GRE

BNC.33321 / COCA.30658

牛津词典

noun

• 景仰；尊敬；忠顺；顺从
  respect for sb/sth or willingness to obey sb
• 鞠躬示敬；颔首行礼
  the act of bending your head or the upper part of your body in order to show respect for sb/sth

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 敬意；尊敬；敬重
  Obeisance tosomeone or something is great respect shown for them.
  1. While he was still young and strong all paid obeisance to him.
     他年轻力壮时所有人都对他毕恭毕敬。
• N-VAR 敬礼；（尤指）鞠躬
  Anobeisanceis a physical gesture, especially a bow, that you make in order to show your respect for someone or something.
  1. One by one they came forward, mumbled grudging words of welcome, made awkward obeisances.
     他们挨个儿走上前去，勉强地咕哝出几句欢迎词，生硬地鞠躬致礼。

英英释义

noun

• the act of obeying
  Synonym:obedience
• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
  Synonym:bowbowing

双语例句

• I assume this obeisance is simply par for the course.
  我想斯图尔特受到这种礼遇完全应在意料之中。
• The emperor made obeisance to this image.
  皇帝向这尊偶像鞠躬。
• Making a very low obeisance, she received a kiss from him.
  她深深鞠了一躬，接受了他的亲吻。
• Accordingly, bright red beauty pulls palmy island project to be equivalent to be in maritime and new built new enlighten do obeisance to.
  因此，朱美拉棕榈岛项目相当于在海上重新建造了一个新的迪拜。
• Three times it made obeisance before him, then it spoke.
  它对着他鞠了三躬，开始说话了。
• While he was still young and strong all paid obeisance to him.
  他年轻力壮时所有人都对他毕恭毕敬。
• In old China, the people lived under the despotism of the dead and had to pay obeisance to their ancestors.
  在旧中国，人民生活在死人的专制之下。他们必须尊崇祖宗。
• He made obeisance to the king.
  他向国王表示臣服。
• By doing obeisance we are learning obedience.
  借着与主的联合，我们学习顺服。
• To her the Mullah made obeisance, and, kneeling before her, told his tale.
  毛拉深鞠一躬，跪在她面前，讲述了自己的故事。