genuflect
動詞
UK/ˈdʒen.ju.flekt/
US/ˈdʒen.jə.flekt/
定義 genuflect 動詞
- Intransitive(不及物動詞)
to lower one's body by bending one or both knees, typically as a sign of reverence or respect, especially in a religious context.
（尤指進出天主教堂時）單膝或雙膝跪地，以示尊敬；屈膝禮
During the solemn ceremony, the devotees genuflected before the icon.
在莊嚴的儀式中，信徒們在聖像前單膝跪地。
She genuflects reverently each time she enters the church.
她每次進入教堂時都會恭敬地單膝跪地。
He quickly genuflected as he passed the altar.
他經過祭壇時迅速單膝跪地。