flatterer
/ˈflætərə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflætərər/ (ame, ipa) · /-atərə(r) -atə-/ (ame, mw)
flatterer — 名詞
- flatterersingular
- flatterersplural
1. someone who gives others exaggerated, untrue compliments, usually to win their f
馬屁精
為求好處而說假話奉承他人的人
someone who gives others exaggerated, untrue compliments, usually to win their favour or to get a personal advantage such as a promotion, money, or special treatment.
Kevin warned the new manager that her deputy was a clever flatterer chasing a promotion.
Kevin 提醒新主管，她的副手是個想升職的精明馬屁精。
predicative noun: be a flatterer (of/chasing motive)
The young queen quickly learned to spot the flatterers who circled her at court.
年輕的女王很快就學會分辨那些圍繞在宮廷裡的諂媚者。
plural use: flatterers as a recognisable social type
Gabriela rolled her eyes at the flatterer praising every line her boss wrote.
Gabriela 看到那個馬屁精把老闆寫的每一句話都捧上天，忍不住翻了個白眼。
History books describe the king as a vain man surrounded by skilful flatterers.
歷史書把這位國王描述成一個身邊圍滿了高明馬屁精的虛榮男人。
Ryo prefers honest critics to flatterers when he shows people his new paintings.
Ryo 給人看自己的新畫作時，寧可聽誠實的評論，也不想聽馬屁精的恭維。
- sycophant
more formal and stronger; suggests servile, fawning behaviour
- yes-man
informal; one who agrees with the boss on everything rather than praises
- bootlicker
informal and insulting; emphasises crude self-interest
- brown-noser
very informal, mostly American; vulgar undertone
- critic
someone who gives honest, often negative, judgement
- truth-teller
someone who states facts even when unwelcome
文法句型
a flatterer of [person/group]
用法筆記
Almost always negative in tone. Subject is usually a single named person or a group around a powerful figure (boss, monarch, celebrity); the implied motive (favour, promotion, money) is often stated nearby.