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敬礼,鞠躬,顿首

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Obeisance \O*bei"sance\, n. [F. ob['e]issance obedience, fr.
   ob['e]issant. See {Obey}, and cf. {Obedience}, {Abaisance}.]
   1. Obedience. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   2. A manifestation of obedience; an expression of difference
      or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy.

            Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance unto the king. --1
                                                  Kings i. 16.

资料来源 : WordNet®

obeisance
     n 1: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or
          submission or shame [syn: {bow}, {bowing}]
     2: the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with
        respect to another person [syn: {obedience}] [ant: {disobedience}]