英語單詞

toady是什麽意思

toady

英 ['təʊdɪ] 美 ['todi]
  • vi. 諂媚
  • vt. 諂媚
  • n. 諂媚者

中文詞源


toady 諂媚者,馬屁精

縮寫自 toad-eater,吃蟾蜍者。來自中世紀江湖醫生在展示祖傳的靈丹妙藥時,會讓自己的小 跟班生吃蟾蜍,然後假裝中毒,再吃下江湖醫生的靈丹妙藥好過來。後引申該詞義。

英文詞源


toady (n.)
"servile parasite," 1826, apparently shortened from toad-eater "fawning flatterer" (1742), originally (1620s) "the assistant of a charlatan," who ate a toad (believed to be poisonous) to enable his master to display his skill in expelling the poison. The verb is recorded from 1827. Related: Toadied; toadying.

雙語例句


1. He flung it in my teeth that I was a toady.
他責備我是個馬屁精.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. Arrogance has no defense against a toady.
傲慢防不了諂媚者.

來自辭典例句

3. " Oh , hello, Mr. Lee. How are you toady? "
哦, 喂, 李先生, 你今天好 嗎 ?

來自英漢 - 翻譯樣例 - 口語

4. An invention may be new toady, but in a few years, it may be outdated.
一項發明今天可能新穎, 過幾年可能就會過時.

來自商貿英語會話

5. Toady, the Indian and Chinese have their big communities there.
時至今日, 這裏的印度人和華人已擁有較大的社群.

來自互聯網

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