genuflection

英式音标：[ˌdʒenjʊ'flekʃn]播放读音

美式音标：[ˌdʒenjʊ'flekʃn]播放读音

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概况：

n. 曲膝；屈从

词义：

n.

曲膝，屈服；

英英释义

genuflection[ ,dʒenju（:）'flekʃən ]

n.the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence

同义词：genuflexion

用法：

权威例句

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In Genuflection

The Genuflection to Campaign Polling Begins

Vertigo and Genuflection: A Philosophical Meditation

Genuflection at the Altar of 'Growth' Could Lead to Resurgence of Inflation

Allergy genuflection? It's surmount with special focus on ear, nose and throat

Genuflection in Medevial Western Culture: the Gesture of Expiation - the Praying Posture

The comic genuflection; an examination of right-wing literary behavior as political comedy

Genuflection in medievial western culture: the gesture of expiation-the praying posture / Przemysław Mrozowski.

CROSSED OFF; Church Condemns Moves to Outlaw Genuflection at Football Matches

Faith & Reason: Liberation Theology and the Central Heating ; the Archbishop of Canterbury Made a Quick Genuflection to the Environm...

同义词：plie

同根词：genuflect

英语词源：

genuflection (n.)

"act of bending the knee," especially in worship, early 15c., from Middle French génuflexion (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin genuflectionem (nominative genuflexio) "bending of the knee," noun of action from past participle stem of Late Latin genuflectere "genuflect," properly genu flectere "to bend the knee," from Latin genu "knee" (see knee (n.)) + flectere "to bend" (see flexible).

造句：

1. He never pretended it was a genuflection to anything but commerce.

他从来没有假装对任何东西屈膝过，除了商业。

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2. "With all the genuflection to new media, people are watching just as much regular TV as they ever did," Professor Thompson says.

“尽管对新媒体追捧有加，人们看电视的世界还是和以前一样多。”Thompson教授说。

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3. Despite frequent genuflection to European novels, we actually spent a lot more time watching 'Diff'rent Strokes' than reading Proust, prior to the Internet's spread.

然而，在互联网普及之前，尽管对欧洲小说趋之若鹜，我们花在看电视剧“Diff'rentStrokes”上的时间，其实要比读普罗斯特(Proust)文学作品的时间多得多。

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4. Despite frequent genuflection to European novels, we actually spent a lot more time watching "Diff 'rent Strokes" than reading Proust, prior to the Internet's spread.

在互联网普及之前，尽管对欧洲小说趋之若鹜，我们实际上花在观看“Diff 'rentStrokes”上的时间比读普罗·斯特还要多。

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5. Despite frequent genuflection to European novels, we actually spent a lot more time watching "Diff 'rent Strokes" than reading Proust, prior to the Internet's spread.

在互联网普及之前，尽管对欧洲小说趋之若鹜，我们实际上花在观看“Diff 'rentStrokes”上的时间比读普罗·斯特还要多。

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