genuflection

1.their genuflections savoured of superstition and popery.

他们的拜带有迷信和罗马天主教味道。

2.The genuflection to Beijing occurs just when Japan's relations with America have been strained by a dispute over a military base.

日本与美国因军队基地的问题发生口角，关系陷入僵局，日本才情愿膝的来到北京。