flattery
/ˈflætəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflætəri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfla-tə-rē/ (ame, mw)
flattery — 名詞
1. praise that sounds warmer than the speaker truly feels, usually offered to pleas
奉承
刻意說好聽話討好人
praise that sounds warmer than the speaker truly feels, usually offered to please someone and gain an advantage.
At lunch, Nadia saw through Omar's flattery and kept her decision.
午餐時，Nadia 看穿了 Omar 的奉承，仍照原決定辦。
see through someone's flattery
The intern's flattery of the director made the whole office uncomfortable.
那位實習生對主管的奉承，讓整間辦公室都覺得不自在。
flattery of + person
Joon used flattery to get a better table by the window.
Joon 靠奉承換到了一張靠窗的好位子。
After weeks of flattery, the salesman finally convinced Ignacio to listen.
一連幾週的奉承後，那名業務員終於讓 Ignacio 願意聽他說。
Dahlia laughed at the obvious flattery in the vendor's email.
Dahlia 對供應商電子郵件裡那段明顯的奉承笑了出來。
- compliment
often sincere and more personal; flattery usually suggests a hidden motive
- praise
broader and often honest; flattery sounds less genuine
- adulation
stronger and more excessive, often with open admiration
- sycophancy
more critical; stresses servile behavior toward powerful people
文法句型
use flattery to + verb
flattery from + person
flattery of + person
see through + someone's flattery
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. It often appears in phrases that show the target or purpose, and it nearly always suggests praise used as a tactic rather than honest admiration.