Ingratiate
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v.逢迎, 讨好
- ［英］ v.逢迎, 讨好 ( to bring oneself into another's favor or good graces by conscious effort)
- ［记］ in ( 使) +grati ( 感激) +ate -> 使别人感激自己 -> 讨别人欢心
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
transitive verb (-ated; -ating)
- Etymology: ［sup］2［/sup］in- + Latin gratia grace
- Date: 1621
- to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort — usually used with with<ingratiate themselves with the community leaders — William Attwood>
- ? ingratiation noun
- ? ingratiatory adjective
