Dorothy nodded gravely and the Queen made a curtsy, after which she became quite friendly with the little girl.
多萝茜微笑着点点头,皇后行了礼,很快它就和小女孩子友好相处了。
那些改变世界的女性
Rushing out of the carriage, she dashed up to the King of France... when she curtsied, he was charmed.
她冲出马车,冲向法国国王......当她行屈膝礼时,他被迷住了。
美国小学英语5
Morgiana followed him, making a low curtsy, and performed several dances.
莫吉安娜跟着他,行了个低屈膝礼,跳了几支舞。
恋爱物语
Men should acknowledge a royal presence by bowing their head; ladies should curtsy.
皇室人员出现时,男士应该点头致意,女士们应该屈膝行礼。
英语百科
Curtsey
(重定向自Curtsy)
A curtsey (also spelled curtsy or even incorrectly courtsey) is a traditional gesture of greeting, in which a girl or woman bends her knees while bowing her head. It is the female equivalent of male bowing in Western cultures. Miss Manners characterizes its knee bend as deriving from a "traditional gesture of an inferior to a superior." The word "curtsy" is a phonological change from "courtesy" known in linguistics as syncope.