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单词 curtsy
释义
curtsy
verb[I]
(alsocurtsey)
uk
/ˈkɜːt.si/us
/ˈkɝːt.si/
When agirlor woman curtsies, shebendsquicklyat theknees, with onefootinfrontof the other, often whileholdingherskirt,especiallyto showrespect:
行屈膝礼（尤指女子向国王或女王等表示敬意）
She curtsiedtothe Queen.她向女王行屈膝礼。
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Physical gestures of respect
  • bow
  • chest bump
  • dap
  • dapsomeoneup
  • doff
  • doffyourhat tosomeone/somethingidiom
  • elbow bump
  • fistbump
  • genuflect
  • handshake
  • high five
  • prostrate
  • prostration
  • salaam
  • salute
  • vail
curtsy
noun[C]
(alsocurtsey)
uk
/ˈkɜːt.si/us
/ˈkɝːt.si/
amovementin which agirlor womanbendsquicklyat theknees, with onefootinfrontof the other,especiallyto showrespect:
屈膝礼
Shegavea curtsy beforepresentingtheflowersto theprincess.向公主献花前，她向公主行了屈膝礼。
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Physical gestures of respect
  • bow
  • chest bump
  • dap
  • dapsomeoneup
  • doff
  • doffyourhat tosomeone/somethingidiom
  • elbow bump
  • fistbump
  • genuflect
  • handshake
  • high five
  • prostrate
  • prostration
  • salaam
  • salute
  • vail
(Definition ofcurtsyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcurtsy

curtsy
Do we write pixy or pixie, bogy, bogey or bogie, curtsey orcurtsy?
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Monarchs were to be bowed to by men and curtsied to by women.
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Icurtsyonce more to the implied compliment to the legal profession, but my mind is generally open on the subject.
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The wordcurtsyis a phonological change from courtesy known in linguistics as syncope.
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He always treats her withcurtsy.
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The woman reciprocates with a smallcurtsy.
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She deserves acurtsyfor that alone.
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When seated as a personatrix (of the deceased grandmother of her husband), she did not bow with her head to her hands, but made thecurtsy.
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