Yasuo Uchidaの "The Togakushi Legend Murders" を読んでいます。
It wasn't so very hot, but when the hotel manager finally showed up, his face was covered with perspiration.
"I'm terribly sorry to have kept you waiting so long," he said, bowing and scraping.
"scrape" はもちろん知っていますが、"bowing and scraping" の "scraping" はどのような動作を示しているのでしょうか？
・Oxford English Dictionary: (disapproving) to be too polite to an important person in order to gain their approval: She was beginning to tire of all their bowing and scraping.
・Collins Dictionary: to behave in an excessively deferential or obsequious way: Having a hereditary title can be a drawback because some people feel they have to bow and scrape.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to show too much politeness or attention to someone: It's embarrassing to see people bowing and scraping to the new CEO.
It wasn't so very hot, but when the hotel manager finally showed up, his face was covered with perspiration.
"I'm terribly sorry to have kept you waiting so long," he said, bowing and scraping.
"scrape" はもちろん知っていますが、"bowing and scraping" の "scraping" はどのような動作を示しているのでしょうか？
・Oxford English Dictionary: (disapproving) to be too polite to an important person in order to gain their approval: She was beginning to tire of all their bowing and scraping.
・Collins Dictionary: to behave in an excessively deferential or obsequious way: Having a hereditary title can be a drawback because some people feel they have to bow and scrape.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to show too much politeness or attention to someone: It's embarrassing to see people bowing and scraping to the new CEO.
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