lackey

/ˈlæki/ (bre, ipa) · [lˈæki] /ˈlæki/ (ame, ipa) · [lˈæki] /ˈla-kē/ (ame, mw)

lackey — 名詞

  • lackeysingular
  • lackeysplural

1. a person who carries out boring or unpleasant tasks for someone richer or more p

1.名詞C1
釋義

走狗；隨從

為有權勢者做卑賤工作的人

a person who carries out boring or unpleasant tasks for someone richer or more powerful, often in the hope of winning their approval or gaining some advantage

例句

Sumin worked as the mayor's campaign lackey, running errands and picking up dry cleaning.

Sumin 在競選期間為市長跑腿打雜，承辦各種瑣事。

lackey + for + [person] — prepositional pattern

Folake refused to be a corporate lackey, even though it cost her the promotion.

Folake 拒絕當企業的走狗，即使這讓她失去升遷機會。

corporate lackey — common noun+noun collocation

同義詞
  • minion

    more playful or dismissive; often used in political cartoons

  • follower

    more neutral; a follower may simply agree, not necessarily curry favour

  • toady

    emphasises flattery over obedience; suggests the person praises the powerful person excessively

  • servant

    a legitimate paid role; lacks the negative judgment of 'lackey'

反義詞
  • leader

    a person who makes decisions rather than blindly carrying them out

  • boss

    gives orders instead of receiving them

文法句型

lackey + of + [person/group]

lackey + for + [person/group]

用法筆記

This sense is strongly negative — calling someone a lackey accuses them of abandoning their own judgment to please a more powerful person.

常見錯誤

❌The waiter brought our food like a lackey.
✅The waiter brought our food with a polite smile.
💡a paid waiter is not a lackey; lackey implies a personal, submissive relationship, not a professional role.

lackey — 動詞