| 词汇 | obeisance |
| 释义 | obeisance noun[ C or U ] formaluk /əʊˈbeɪ.səns/ us /oʊˈbeɪ.səns/ the fact of obeying or respecting someone, or something you do that expresses this: 敬仰;恭敬;鞠躬，敬礼 One by one the noblemen made their obeisances (= bent at the waist)to the queen.贵族们一一向女王鞠躬行礼。 Showing respect and admiration admiration admire admiring admiringly approving approvingly forelock freedom fulsome fulsomely fulsomeness glorify grovelling pay your respectsidiom philogynist philogyny put someone on a pedestalidiom regild respectfully worshipful You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Obedient and compliant Examples of obeisanceobeisance There is the usual ritual obeisance to social movements, but apart from green groups social movements in contemporary capitalism are significant by their absence. Rigid hierarchy and arbitrary authority led to sycophantism, fear, and obeisance. Below: an underling makes a traditional gesture of obeisance. To quote this statement has become a piece of ritual obeisance characterised by little critical thinking. I must first make a disclaimer by complying with the usual obeisance to the courage and professionalism of our armed forces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Obeisance to tradition is one matter; administrative efficiency is another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has had to be some obeisance to the political pressures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say "predictable", because it would have been astonishing if, in a debate on economic forces, we did not pay our customary obeisance to inflation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the past, all political parties have paid obeisance to it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The question is, does his statement on this mean anything, or it is just an obeisance to the popular ideas of the moment? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The wiry, athletic mountain chief, instead of bowing, managed to lean his head backwards and pass underneath the archway without having made obeisance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not recommending a position of obeisance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, it is a mere superfluity, a mere obeisance to tradition, to allow a degree of debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be said that we have voted to make an obeisance to prejudice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are continuing till then simply as an obeisance to some of their backbench supporters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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