| 释义 |
‖ claque|klak|
[F. claque a smack or clap of the hand; a band of claqueurs; f. claquer to clap.]
An organized body of hired applauders in a theatre; hence transf. a body of subservient followers always ready to applaud their leader.
1864Realm 6 Apr. 5 The claque was ready with its obsequious applause of the true British Minister, who sticks to his friends. 1870Brewer Dict. Phrase & Fable (ed. 3) s.v. Claque, M. Sauton, in 1820..was the first to organize the Parisian claque. |