| 单词 | curtsey |
| 释义 | curtsey (once / 3605 pages) vn A curtsey is a feminine version of a formal bow, a head-dipping, knee-bending gesture of greeting. A woman might curtsey when meeting a Queen. You show respect when you curtsey, but it's so formal that it isn't often necessary in most cultures. When a woman meets a member of royalty — like a prince or an empress — it's appropriate for her to curtsey. Figure skaters and some dancers also do a ceremonial curtsey at the end of a performance. A more common way to spell it is curtsy — both versions come from the root word courtesy, which you show when you curtsey. WORD FAMILYcurtsey: curtseyed, curtseying, curtseys USAGE EXAMPLESMaybe the next guy who scores should curtsey toward the owner’s box, and see what that gets him. Washington Post(Oct 18, 2016) Then she dropped a little half curtsey, as some country girls still knew how to do in those days. C. S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew(1955) Still clinging to one of his big hands, she collapsed to the floor in an elegant curtsey. Richard Peck, A Long Way from Chicago(1998) 1v bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting Syn|Hyper curtsy bow bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting 2n bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women Syn|Hyper curtsy reverence an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) gesture, motionthe use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals |
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