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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I have dreamed another dream and the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
  约瑟说：“我梦见太阳，月亮和十一个星，向我下拜”。
• Inside this enticement clever trick is authorized the human who does obeisance to be authorized to comply with.
  这个诱惑里面的诡计就是有权被拜的人就有权被遵从。
• By doing obeisance we are learning obedience.
  借着与主的联合，我们学习顺服。
• 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。
• 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。
• While paying obeisance to general principles, it left the decision to its individual members.
  它在尊重总的原则的同时让其成员个人作出决定。
• Three times it made obeisance before him, then it spoke.
  它对着他鞠了三躬，开始说话了。