中英互译
obsequious
英 /əbˈsiːkwiəs/美 /əbˈsiːkwiəs/
基本释义
- adj.谄媚的;奉承的;顺从的
比较级more obsequious
最高级most obsequious
GRESAT
双语例句
- Barrow was positively obsequious to me until he learned that I too was the son of a labouring man.在知道我也出身于工人家庭之前,巴罗一直竭力讨好我。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- They were obsequious and servile and did not presume to talk to their masters as if they were their equals.他们既卑躬屈膝又恭敬顺从,不敢像对待自己的同类一样与自己的主人交谈。
- He is a worker who is obsequious to the boss.他是一个对老板卑躬屈膝的人。
网络短语
- be obsequious形容一味顺从附和
- obsequious s谄媚的;奉承的
- imperious obsequious专横的◇谄媚的
- obsequious shop assistants阿谀逢迎的店员
- be obsequious to奉承
词语扩展
adj.
谄媚的;奉承的;顺从的
adv.
obsequiously谄媚地;奉承地
n.
obsequiousness谄媚;奉承
词义分布
奉承的
70%
谄媚的
30%
英英释义
- adj.attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
- adj.attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
词源
- obsequious巴结的,讨好的来自拉丁语obsequium,顺从,履行服务职责,来自ob-,向前,朝向,-sequi,跟随,词源同sequence.原为跟班,跟随,后引申词义巴结的,讨好的。