資料來源 : pyDict
叩頭[頭著地的大禮]
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Kotow \Ko*tow"\, n. [Chinese, knock head.]
The prostration made by mandarins and others to their
superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the
forehead on the ground. There are degrees in the rite, the
highest being expressed by three knockings. [China]
Kotow \Ko*tow"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kotowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Kotowing}.]
To perform the kotow.
資料來源 : WordNet®
kotow
n : a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the
forehead as a sign of respect or submission [syn: {kowtow}]
v : try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always
kowtowing to his boss" [syn: {fawn}, {toady}, {truckle},
{bootlick}, {kowtow}, {suck up}]