亦作“曲意奉迎”。-----------------国语辞典:违反己意,去迎合别人。《三国演义.第八回》:「卓偶染小疾,貂蝉衣不解带,曲意逢迎,卓心愈喜。」清.袁枚〈答靖海侯书〉:「或是当时门客,曲意逢迎,党同伐异之作,亦未可知。」英语 to bow down to everything sb says or does, to act submissively in order to ingratiate oneself
◎ 曲水流觞 qūshuǐ-liúshāng[(of a gathered crowd) drink water from a winding canal with one wine cup floating on it so as to wash away ominousness] 古民俗,每年农历三月在弯曲的水流旁设酒杯,流到谁面前,谁就取下来喝,可以祓除不吉利 -----------------国语辞典:古人饮酒时为助酒兴所进行的一种游戏。将酒杯放在弯曲水渠的上游,任其飘流而下;参与游戏者则环坐渠旁,当酒杯停在那个人附近,便由他取来饮酒。如:「诗人们列坐河旁,学起古人曲水流觞的韵事,一边喝酒,一边作诗。」