Sycophant
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n.马屁精
- ［英］ n.马屁精 ( a servile self-seeking flatterer)
- ［记］ syco ( 无花果) +phant ( 显现) ; 原意为献上无花果 -> 拍马者
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: Latin sycophanta slanderer, swindler, from Greek sykophantēs slanderer, from sykon fig + phainein to show — more at fancy
- Date: 1575
- a servile self-seeking flatterer
- Synonyms: see parasite
- ? sycophant adjective
[编辑] 记忆
[编辑] 出现过的地方
rival: competition = sycophant: flattery
