complaisant
a 讨好的(com加强语气+plais[=plac]+ant→让[别人]满意→讨好的)
释义2:
complaisant
/ kEm5pleIsEnt , -zEnt /
◙ adjective1. willing to please others or to accept what they do or say without protest• 殷勤的;讨好的;顺从的 »he went to join his apparently complaisant wife for Christmas. 他去陪他那貌似柔顺的妻子过圣诞节。【派生】
♦ complaisance noun【语源】
1. mid 17th cent.: French, from complaire 'acquiesce in order to please', from Latin complacere 'to please'【用法】
1. Complaisant does not mean the same as complacent. See usage at complacent
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