kowtow 词态变化
第三人称单数: kowtows;过去式: kowtowed;过去分词: kowtowed;现在分词: kowtowing;
kowtow 中文词源
kowtow 叩头，磕头来自汉语。
kowtow 英文词源
- kowtow
- kowtow: [19] The approved Chinese method of signifying respect for the emperor or other august personages was to prostrate oneself so that one’s forehead touched the ground. This was expressed in Mandarin Chinese by the term ke tóu (ke means ‘knock, bump’ and tóu ‘head’). English took the word over in the early 19th century and spelled it in various experimental ways (koo-too, ka-tou, kotow, etc) before settling on kowtow in the early 20th century.
The first writer on record as using the word in the metaphorical sense ‘defer servilely’ was Benjamin Disraeli in his Vivian Grey 1826: ‘The Marqess kotooed like a first-rate Mandarin, and vowed “that her will was his conduct”.’
- kowtow (n.)
- also kow-tow, 1804, from Chinese k'o-t'ou custom of touching the ground with the forehead to show respect or submission, literally "knock the head," from k'o "knock, bump" + t'ou "head." The verb in the figurative sense of "act in an obsequious manner" is from 1826. Related: Kowtowed; kowtowing.
kowtow 英文释义
- 1. a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission
kowtow 双语例句
- 1. I refuse to kowtow to anyone.
- 我决不屈从任何人.
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- 2. Be polite, but don't kowtow to him.
- 对他要有礼貌, 但不要卑躬屈膝.
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- 3. I'm not going to kowtow to a mere nobody like him.
- 我不想给他这样的无名小卒磕头.
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- 4. The person of Home Chen hellcat kowtow, beg her a heart.
- 陈家的人都围著巫婆磕头, 求她发发慈悲.
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- 5. Be polite, but don't kowtow to him.
- 要有礼貌, 但不要对他卑躬屈节.
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kowtow 实用场景例句
- See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy.
- 瞧他们对上级唯命是从的样子是多么愚蠢啊。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I refuse to kowtow to anyone.
- 我决不屈从任何人.
《简明英汉词典》
- I'm not going to kowtow to a mere nobody like him.
- 我不想给他这样的无名小卒磕头.
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- That money will not kowtow to Mr de Villepin or anyone else in the French government.
- 这些资金是不会向德维尔潘或任何其他法国政府官员妥协的.
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- Be polite, but don't kowtow to him.
- 要有礼貌, 但不要对他卑躬屈节.
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- The person of Home Chen hellcat kowtow, beg her a heart.
- 陈家的人都围著巫婆磕头, 求她发发慈悲.
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- The women kowtow outside of Jokhang temple.
- 大昭寺门口磕长头的女人.
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- He's a brave man. I m sure he will not kowtow to the enemy.
- 他是一个勇敢的人, 我相信他不会向敌人卑躬屈膝的.
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- All the servants had to kowtow to the emperor when he entered the room.
- 皇帝进房间时,所有的仆人都得向他叩首.
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- Be polite, but don't kowtow to him.
- 对他要有礼貌, 但不要卑躬屈膝.
《简明英汉词典》
