adulate「 奉承」的运用
Word of the Day: April 20, 2021
adulate
奉承
verb AJ-uh-layt
Definition
1 a: to praise effusively and slavishly: flatter excessively:fawn upon
过度称赞:过分奉承:奉承,讨好
b:to pay homage to without exercising a critical sense of values
在没有批判价值观下表达敬意
2:to admire or be devoted to abjectly and excessively
过度赞美
Examples
A portrait of the family patriarch, a man adulated by the public but generally feared by his family, hung above the mantle.
一幅家族族长的肖像画挂在 mantle,一个受到公众欢迎但却普遍受到了家人的敬畏。
'At his career's start, Elvis Presley was feted as a musical pioneer and adulated by millions of adoring fans captivated by his onstage charisma. But by 1968, musical tastes had changed drastically. ' — Eric Marchese, The Orange County (California) Register, 11 Jan. 2018
“埃尔维斯·普雷斯利(Elvis Presley)在他的职业生涯开始时就被誉为音乐先驱,数以百万计的歌迷被他的舞台魅力所吸引。但到了1968年,音乐品味发生了巨大的改变。”
Did You Know?
Man's best friend is often thought of in admiring terms as faithful and true, but there are also people who more clearly perceive the fawning and cringing aspect of doggishness. When the Romans used the Latin verb adūlārī to mean 'to fawn on,' they equated it with the behavior of a dog toward its master. The noun adulation—meaning 'exhibition of excessive fondness' (similar in meaning but not etymologically related to adoration)—was first to develop in English, settling into the language in the 15th century. The adjective adulatory followed in the late 16th century (an adulatory speech, for example, is an excessively flattering one), and the verb adulate was being called into service by the early 17th century.
人们常常认为最好的朋友是可靠的和真诚的,但也有一些人更清楚地察觉到狗狗般的讨人喜欢的和卑躬屈膝的方式。当罗马人使用拉丁语 动词 adūlārī 来表示“to fawn on「讨好」”时,他们将其视为狗狗对待主人的行为方式。 名词 adulation—意思是“exhibition of excessive fondness「表现出过度的喜爱」”(含义相似,但词源上与adoration 无关)最早是在英语中发展起来的,在15世纪开始使用。 形容词adulatory在16世纪后期出现(an adulatory speech,例如, is an excessively flattering one),动词 adulate 在17世纪初开始投入使用。
Name That Synonym
Unscramble the letters to create a synonym of adulate: ENRAEEVT.