英语词汇“to make, drop a curtsy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

3. An obeisance; now applied to a feminine movement of respect or salutation, made by bending the knees and lowering the body. Commonly to make, drop a curtsy.

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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying > a bow or curtsey > specifically of women

curtsy?1578

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?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 56 At this, the minstrell made a pauz & a curtezy, for Primus passus.

1583 C. Hollyband Campo di Fior 57 Put of thy cappe boye. Make a fine curtesie, Bowe thy right knee..As it hath bene taught thee.

1665 Sir C. Lyttelton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family of Hatton (1878) I. 47 She was dressd in a vest, and, instead of courtesies, made leggs and bows.

1679 Tryals & Condemnation Jesuits 79 She says she saw his Face, and made him a Curtesie.

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 253. ⁋2 The whole female Jury paid their Respects by a low Courtesie.

1747 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 7 Aug. (1932) (modernized text) III. 982 At Vienna, men always make courtesies, instead of bows, to the Emperor.

1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. vi. 119 [She] dropped such a disdainful courtesy.

β. 1681 T. Otway Souldiers Fortune iv. i. 53 Make me a Court'sie, and give me a kiss now.1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Wife of Bathe's Tale in Fables 487 One only Hag remain'd:..And drop'd an awkard Court'sy to the Knight.1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vii. 155 Hetty dropped the prettiest little curtsy.1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. ii. 25 The sound of light footsteps..made her turn round and drop a curtsey.γ. 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale 571 With a crooked curtchie, wried aright, Goglinge bothe eies, sayd, ‘At your service dight’.c1685 Bagford Ballads (1876) 53 The Hostess, the Cousin, and Servant..Made Courchies.1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth I. 353 Why? set thy Face, and thy best Curchy make.1786 R. Burns Holy Fair iii, in Poems 42 An' wi' a curchie low did stoop, As soon as e'er she saw me.δ. 1595 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 iii. ii. 57 The match is made, shee seales it with a cursie.1694 R. L'Estrange Fables (1714) cccx. 325 She very Civilly dropt him a Cursie.?1706 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft: 2nd Pt. Pref. sig. A4^v I hope,..the Women will make me a Coursey.

单词	to make, drop a curtsy
释义	> as lemmas to make, drop a curtsy 3. An obeisance; now applied to a feminine movement of respect or salutation, made by bending the knees and lowering the body. Commonly to make, drop a curtsy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying > a bow or curtsey > specifically of women curtsy?1578 α. ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 56 At this, the minstrell made a pauz & a curtezy, for Primus passus. 1583 C. Hollyband Campo di Fior 57 Put of thy cappe boye. Make a fine curtesie, Bowe thy right knee..As it hath bene taught thee. 1665 Sir C. Lyttelton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family of Hatton (1878) I. 47 She was dressd in a vest, and, instead of courtesies, made leggs and bows. 1679 Tryals & Condemnation Jesuits 79 She says she saw his Face, and made him a Curtesie. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 253. ⁋2 The whole female Jury paid their Respects by a low Courtesie. 1747 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 7 Aug. (1932) (modernized text) III. 982 At Vienna, men always make courtesies, instead of bows, to the Emperor. 1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. vi. 119 [She] dropped such a disdainful courtesy. β. 1681 T. Otway Souldiers Fortune iv. i. 53 Make me a Court'sie, and give me a kiss now.1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Wife of Bathe's Tale in Fables 487 One only Hag remain'd:..And drop'd an awkard Court'sy to the Knight.1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vii. 155 Hetty dropped the prettiest little curtsy.1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. ii. 25 The sound of light footsteps..made her turn round and drop a curtsey.γ. 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale 571 With a crooked curtchie, wried aright, Goglinge bothe eies, sayd, ‘At your service dight’.c1685 Bagford Ballads (1876) 53 The Hostess, the Cousin, and Servant..Made Courchies.1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth I. 353 Why? set thy Face, and thy best Curchy make.1786 R. Burns Holy Fair iii, in Poems 42 An' wi' a curchie low did stoop, As soon as e'er she saw me.δ. 1595 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 iii. ii. 57 The match is made, shee seales it with a cursie.1694 R. L'Estrange Fables (1714) cccx. 325 She very Civilly dropt him a Cursie.?1706 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft: 2nd Pt. Pref. sig. A4^v I hope,..the Women will make me a Coursey. extracted from curtsycurtseyn. < as lemmas
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