namaste

FREQ #17229

n. (印度)合十礼

发音

US
其它 /ˈnʌməsteɪ/
IN /nəməsˈt̪e/

词形变化

namastes 复数 namastes namasted namasteing namastes 三单 namasteing 现在分词 namasted 过去式 namasted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The traditional greeting when saying the word namaste, with folded hands and a slight bow.

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  2. 2.

    In yoga, the pose associated with this word, usually with the flat hands held palms together, fingers up, in front of the heart and a slight bow.

v.
  1. 1.

    To utter "namaste".

    不及物

    The yoga instructor namasted, and the class began.

interj.
  1. 1.

    A greeting in contexts relating to Indian culture or the New Age movement.

  2. 2.

    Thank you (via a misunderstanding of the meaning of the associated gesture).

词源

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, literally “salutation to you”).

来源：wiktionary