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单词 genuflection
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gen·u·flec·tion

noun
/ˌdʒenjuˈflekʃn/
/ˌdʒenjuˈflekʃn/
(British English also genuflexion)
[countable, uncountable] (formal)
  1. the act of moving your body into a lower position by bending one or both knees, as a sign of respect in a church(在教堂礼拜时)跪拜,单膝跪拜
  2. genuflection to/towards somebody/something (disapproving) the act of showing too much respect to somebody/something卑躬屈膝
    • a genuflection to the US over disarmament就裁军问题向美国屈服
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