flatterer
翻译
奉承者, 马屁精
例句
The king was surrounded by flatterers.
国王被一群奉承者包围着。
He is a flatterer who only wants a promotion.
他是个只想升职的马屁精。
语法模式
((sb.)) is a flatterer (某人)是个奉承者 He is a known flatterer.
to be surrounded by flatterers 被奉承者包围 The politician was surrounded by flatterers.
近义词
同义词: sycophant, bootlicker, toady (马屁精)
词源
来自“flatter”（奉承）这个动词，加上表示“做……的人”的名词后缀“-er”。
记忆技巧
用言语让别人感到“flattered”（被奉承而高兴）的人，但通常是不真诚的。