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单词 sycophantic
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ˌsycoˈphantic /ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk/ adj
  1. using flattery to win favour from individuals wielding influence; toadyish; obsequious

ˌsycoˈphantically adv
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
syc•o•phant /ˈsɪkəfənt, -ˌfænt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a self-seeking person who flatters others in power.
syc•o•phan•cy, n. [uncountable]
syc•o•phan•tic /ˌsɪkəˈfæntɪk/USA pronunciation  adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
syc•o•phant  (sikə fənt, -fant′, sīkə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a self-seeking, servile flatterer;
    fawning parasite.
  • Greek sȳkophántēs informer, equivalent. to sŷko(n) fig + phan- (stem of phaínein to show) + -tēs agentive suffix
  • Latin sȳcophanta
  • 1530–40
syc′o•phantic, syc′o•phanti•cal, syc′o•phantish, adj. 
syc′o•phanti•cal•ly, syc′o•phantish•ly, adv. 
syco•phant•ism, n. 
    toady, yes man, flunky, fawner, flatterer.

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