curtsy

🇺🇸 /ˈkɜːrtsi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɜːtsi/
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noun
R

A movement where a woman quickly bends her knees and dips down as a sign of respect or greeting, often seen in formal settings or dance.

After receiving the award, she performed a graceful curtsey to the audience.

在领奖后,她向观众行了一个优雅的屈膝礼。

verb
R

To perform a curtsey, a quick bending of the knees and dipping down, often as a sign of respect or greeting.

The young lady curtsied to the Queen as a sign of respect.

这位年轻女士向女王行了一个屈膝礼,表示尊敬。

translation

n. 屈膝礼
v. 行屈膝礼

词形变化

3rd Present curtsies
Past curtsied
Perfect curtsied
Progressive curtsying
Plural curtsies