o·bei·sance
noun/əʊˈbeɪsns/
/əʊˈbiːsns/
(formal)- [uncountable] respect for somebody/something; the quality of being willing to obey somebody
景仰；尊敬；忠顺；顺从 - to make/pay obeisance to somebody
向某人致敬/致敬 - The general commands absolute obeisance.
将军命令绝对服从。
- to make/pay obeisance to somebody
- [countable] the act of bending your head or the upper part of your body in order to show respect for somebody/something
鞠躬示敬；颔首行礼 - to make a deep/low obeisance
深深地/低下地敬拜
- to make a deep/low obeisance
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘obedience’): from Old French obeissance, from obeissant ‘obeying’, present participle of obeir.