obeisance

词根词缀:

词根
obed= to obey 服从

obedient adj. 服从的

obed 服从 + ient …的 → 服从的

obediently adv. 服从地,顺从地

obedient 服从的 + ly …地 → 服从地,顺从地

obeisance n. 敬礼;敬意

obeis〔= obed〕服从 + ance 状态,性质,状况 → 服从的态度 → 敬礼

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相关例句:

I assume this obeisance is simply par for the course.

我想斯图尔特受到这种礼遇完全应在意料之中。

In old China, the people lived under the despotism of the dead and had to pay obeisance to their ancestors.

在旧中国,人民生活在死人的专制之下。他们必须尊崇祖宗。

If you do obeisance him, complies with him, goes to the line according to his wish, then he can be willing the world in anything all to give you.

如果你拜他,遵从他,按照他的意愿去行,那麽他会甘愿把世界上的任何东西都交给你。

He was asked afterwards why he could not make just one small gesture of obeisance.

随后,红卫兵问他,为什么他不做哪怕是一个很小的屈服动作。

And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

于是他们低头下拜。

Only then one kind of situation exception, that is causes Jesus Christ to do obeisance him, all these can change.

只有一种情况例外,那就是使耶稣基督拜他,所有这些就会改变。