释义 |
kowtow/kaʊˈtaʊ/ n. & v. (also 亦作 kotow /kəʊˈtaʊ/)●n. hist. the Chinese custom of kneeling and touching the ground with the forehead in worship or submission [史义]叩头,磕头 ●v. intr. 1 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 to) act obsequiously 卑躬屈膝 2 hist. perform the kowtow [史义]叩头 [Chinese ketou, from ke ‘knock’ + tou ‘head’] |