obsequious

obsequious
[əbˈsiːkwɪəs]
adjective
  1. obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
    奉承的,卑躬屈膝的
    they were served by obsequious waiters.
    他们由一些卑躬屈膝的侍者伺候着。
派生
obsequiously
adverb
obsequiousness
noun
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (not depreciatory in sense in early use): from Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium 'compliance', from obsequi 'follow, comply with'
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