Complaisant
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 顺从的, 讨好的
- ［英］ adj. 顺从的, 讨好的 ( affably agreeable; obliging)
- ［记］ com+plais ( 可能等于please) +ant -> please others -> 讨好的
- ［同］ 派生词: complaisance ( n. 迁就, 奉承)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: French, from Middle French, from present participle of complaire to gratify, acquiesce, from Latin complacēre
- Date: 1638
- 1. marked by an inclination to please or oblige
- 2. tending to consent to others' wishes
- Synonyms: see amiable
- ? complaisantly adverb
