curtsies

英 [ˈkɜːtsiz]

美 [ˈkɜːrtsiz]

n.  (女子行的)屈膝礼
v.  行屈膝礼
curtsy的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (女子行的)屈膝礼
  If a woman or a girlcurtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person.
  1. We were taught how to curtsy to the Queen...
     有人教我们如何向女王行屈膝礼。
  2. Ingrid shook the Duchess's hand and curtsied.
     英格丽德和公爵夫人握了握手并行了屈膝礼。
  3. Curtsyis also a noun.
     
  4. She gave a curtsy.
     她行了个屈膝礼。