obsequious
obsequious 英 [əbˈsi:kwiəs] 美 [ɑbˈsikwiəs, əb-]
adj. 谄媚的；奉承的；顺从的
- If you disapprove of the overly submissive way someone is acting — like the teacher's pet or a celebrity's assistant — call them by the formal adjective obsequious.
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- adj. 谄媚的；奉承的；顺从的
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1. It's a fine line between expressing admiration and being obsequious.
在赞美和奉承之间有微妙的区别。
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2. If you think you've got the job, you might think a thank-you note is unnecessary or even obsequious.
如你认为你有把握得到这份工作的话，你可能会觉得一条感谢条没有必要或甚至是奉承。
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3. And while he should have known better than provide an opportunity for obsequious and self-righteous compassion, his remark did point to a fundamental truth of investing.
如果当时他说话更谨慎一些，这些逢迎附会、自以为是的同情心就不会有机会，但他的话的确揭露了一个投资的真相。
- obsequious (adj.) late 15c., "prompt to serve," from Middle French obséquieux (15c.), from Latin obsequiosus "compliant, obedient," from obsequium "compliance, dutiful service," from obsequi "to accommodate oneself to the will of another," from ob "after" (see ob-) + sequi "to follow" (from PIE root *sekw- (1) "to follow"). Pejorative sense of "fawning, sycophantic" had emerged by 1590s. Related: Obsequiously; obsequiousness (mid-15c.).
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