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单词 sycophancy
释义 syco·phan·cy
\ˈsikəfənsē, -nsi sometimes ˈsīk-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin sycophantia, from Greek sykophantia, from sykophantēs + -ia -y
1. : the spreading of slanderous accusations : defamation; especially : the informing practiced in ancient Athens
2.
 a. : base or obsequious flattery : toadying
  < as deplorable as the bootlicking sycophancy which they displayed — R.L.Riggs >
  < there has ever been and ever will be found sycophancy on the side of power — F.W.Robertson >
 b. : the characteristic of a servile flatterer or toady
  < had seen the straightforwardness of many boys from the bush turn into whining sycophancy when they came to the coast — Esther Warner >
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