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genuflect (JEN yoo flect) To kneel or to bend, touching one knee to the ground, primarily used in reference to an act of worship. This interesting verb comes into English from the Latin words for “knee” and “bend.”
- The devout pilgrims making the long trip to Santiago de Compostela on foot genuflected whenever they passed an image of the cross, to them a sacred object.
- Sebastian’s coworkers disliked his manner of flattering his employer; they half-seriously accused him of genuflecting whenever “the great man” crossed his path.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
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跪地（JEN yoo flect）跪下或弯曲，单膝触地，主要用于表示崇拜行为。这个有趣的动词来自拉丁语单词“膝盖”和“弯曲”
- 虔诚的朝圣者徒步前往圣地亚哥德孔波斯特拉，每当他们经过十字架的图像时，他们都会跪下来，十字架是他们的圣物
- 塞巴斯蒂安的同事不喜欢他奉承雇主的方式；他们半认真地指责他，每当“伟人”走过他的道路时，他都会卑躬屈膝
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