馬屁精 (–)

Question 1

sycophant

Answer 1

sycophant [ˈsɪkəfənt]
(n) 馬屁精
(MW) a servileself-seeking (自私自利的) flatterer
[衍] sycophantic [ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk] (a) “拍馬屁的”。
[衍] sycophancy [ˈsɪkəfənsɪ] (n) “拍馬屁”。
[例] Fed up with the toadiesand brownnosers (馬屁精) who made up his entourage (隨從) , the star cried,“Get out, all of you! I’m sick of sycophants!”
[解] 翻成 “馬屁精”，可用諧音 “塞口糞” 來記。

Question 2

toady

Answer 2

toady [ˈtodɪ]
(n) 拍馬屁的人
(MW) one who flattersin the hope of gainingfavors: SYCOPHANT
[源] 來自 toad-eater (吃蟾蜍的人) ，此人是江湖郎中 (charlatan, quack, mountebank) 的助手，將有 毒的蟾蜍吃下後，再由江湖郎中用萬靈丹 (nostrum) 給救回。
[例] She’s a real toady to her boss.