obeisance

英 [əʊˈbeɪsns]

美 [oʊˈbiːsns]

n. 景仰; 尊敬; 忠顺; 顺从; 鞠躬示敬; 颔首行礼

复数：obeisances　

GRE

BNC.33321 / COCA.30658

牛津词典

noun

景仰；尊敬；忠顺；顺从
respect for sb/sth or willingness to obey sb
鞠躬示敬；颔首行礼
the act of bending your head or the upper part of your body in order to show respect for sb/sth

柯林斯词典

N-UNCOUNT 敬意；尊敬；敬重
Obeisance tosomeone or something is great respect shown for them.
1. While he was still young and strong all paid obeisance to him.
  他年轻力壮时所有人都对他毕恭毕敬。
N-VAR 敬礼；（尤指）鞠躬
Anobeisanceis a physical gesture, especially a bow, that you make in order to show your respect for someone or something.
1. One by one they came forward, mumbled grudging words of welcome, made awkward obeisances.
  他们挨个儿走上前去，勉强地咕哝出几句欢迎词，生硬地鞠躬致礼。

英英释义

noun

the act of obeying
Synonym:obedience
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
Synonym:bowbowing

双语例句

When I try to bow to thee, my obeisance cannot reach down to the depth where thy feet rest among the poorest, and the lowliest, and the lost.
我想向你鞠躬，我的敬礼不能达到你驻足歇息之处的最深处-那最贫贱最无家可归的人群中。
The emperor made obeisance to this image.
皇帝向这尊偶像鞠躬。
They must learn to depend upon us once again and to give us the obeisance we deserve.
他们必须学习如何再次仰赖我们，并给予我们应得的尊敬。
And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
于是他们低头下拜。
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。
Making a very low obeisance, she received a kiss from him.
她深深鞠了一躬，接受了他的亲吻。
One by one they came forward, mumbled grudging words of welcome, made awkward obeisances.
他们挨个儿走上前去，勉强地咕哝出几句欢迎词，生硬地鞠躬致礼。
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。
Explore a hand Luo man hands merger, stoop from the waist a to do obeisance, heart but to this artificial of emperor in the sky don't quite not pare.
探手罗汉双手合并，弯腰一拜，内心却对这个虚伪的天帝十分不削。
He made a deep obeisance to the queen.
他向女王深深鞠了一躬。