kowtow
kowtow 英 [ˌkaʊˈtaʊ] 美 [kaʊˈtaʊ, ˈkaʊˌtaʊ]
vi. 叩头；卑躬屈膝 n. 叩头
进行时:kowtowing 过去式:kowtowed 过去分词:kowtowed 第三人称单数:kowtows 名词复数:kowtows
- Kowtow, which describes the act of kneeling and touching one’s head to the ground to show respect, used to be a custom in Chinese culture. Now it refers to acting like you're doing that, whether you actually bow or not.
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- vi. 叩头；卑躬屈膝
- n. 叩头
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1. China may enjoy the kowtow, but it doesn’t respect it.
中国也许会喜欢卑躬屈膝的人，但是绝对不会尊重他。
- kowtow (n.) also kow-tow, 1804, from Chinese k'o-t'ou custom of touching the ground with the forehead while kneeling as a gesture of respect or submission, literally "knock the head," from k'o "knock, bump" + t'ou "head."
- kowtow (v.) also kow-tow, 1826 in the figurative sense of "act in an obsequious manner," from kowtow (n.). Literal sense in English is from 1848. Related: Kowtowed; kowtowing.
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