genuflection

1. Genuflection before the idol or before money wastes away the muscles which walk and the will which advances.
   膜拜偶像或金钱会使支配行走的肌肉萎缩，使向上的意志衰退。
2. Elizabeth's physical attractiveness," next to Jane in birth and beauty", is a genuflection to the accepted conventions of romance, but her appeal lies more in her "wit and vivacity".
   Eliza的外表，“年龄仅次于简，美貌也是”，就是对于浪漫小说的传统的妥协，而她的吸引力主要是在“智慧和活力”上面。

noun

1. the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence

   Synonym:    genuflexion