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

• The message to companies: Know your place and pay obeisance.
  传达给外国公司的讯息就是：知道你自己的位置，不要太放肆。
• No presidential election in the US is complete without all candidates paying obeisance to the idea that "freedom" is not just morally superior it is also what makes America strong.
  在美国总统选举中，如果候选人没有大肆赞扬那种“自由”不但具有道德优势，而且还让美国强盛起来的观点，那么这次选举将是不完整的。
• To her the Mullah made obeisance, and, kneeling before her, told his tale.
  毛拉深鞠一躬，跪在她面前，讲述了自己的故事。
• One day, the youth that came to wearing junk, do obeisance to division into the door.
  有一天，来了一个穿着破烂的年轻人，进门拜师。
• And they made obeisance to him, saying, Hail, King of.
  他们向他敬礼，说，万岁，以色列之王！
• 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。
• 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。
• The daughter did to do obeisance to the movement of hall, father understood: Somebody marriage.
  女儿就做了一个拜堂的动作，父亲明白了：有人结婚了。
• 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。
• 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。