1.(女子的)屈膝礼
1.行屈膝礼 (to)
1.a formal greeting in which a woman bends her knees with one leg behind the other
1.if a woman curtsies, she shows her respect for someone by bending her knees with one leg behind the other as a formal greeting
1.For a whole hour, they smiled, bowed, and curtsied , being too far apart to communicate in any other way.
因为相距太远无法交谈,王子和公主又是微笑又是点头,又是鞠躬,就这样含情脉脉地对视了一个小时。
2.Alice got up and curtsied, and sat down again.
爱丽丝起立行了个礼,又坐了下去。
3.The old princess rose respectfully and curtsied at his entrance.
老公爵夫人恭敬地起身行屈膝礼。
4.She curtsied low to the queen.
她向女王深深地行屈膝礼。
5.I literally went to the palace and curtsied to the queen and left.
我按部就班地去皇宫,觐见皇后,然后离开。
6.We curtsied to him, received a frigid bow in return, and so withdrew.
我们对他行了屈膝礼,他冷冷地点一下头算是回礼。于是我们退了出来。