sycophant
n 马屁精(eyco[=flg 无花果]+phant→显示无花果→献上无花果→拍马屁)
释义2:
sycophant
/ 5sIkEfEnt , 5saIkE- /
◙ noun1. a person who acts obsequiously towards someone in order to gain advantage; a servile flatterer• 拍马屁的人;谄媚者【派生】
♦ sycophancy noun♦ sycophantic adjective♦ sycophantically adverb【语源】
1. mid 16th cent. (denoting an informer): from French sycophante, or via Latin from Greek sukophantēs 'informer', from sukon 'fig' + phainein 'to show'; the association with informing against the illegal exportation of figs from ancient Athens (recorded by Plutarch) is not substantiated
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