toady
toady
(pl. -ies)
toadyish
adjective
toadyism
noun
语源
(pl. -ies)
- a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important
谄媚者，马屁精 - Australian term for pufferfish
(澳)。 同pufferfish
- [no obj.]act in an obsequious way
拍马，奉承，谄媚
she imagined him toadying to his rich clients.
她想像他正对他那些有钱的客户溜须拍马。
toadyish
adjective
toadyism
noun
语源
- early 19th cent.: said to be a contraction of toad-eater, a charlatan's assistant who ate toads; toads were regarded as poisonous, and the assistant's survival was thought to be due to the efficacy of the charlatan's remedy
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