"sycophants" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 阿諛奉承者
• 諂媚者

Definition

指對重要人物過分奉承、順從，通常是為了獲得利益的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Sycophants”屬正式詞彙且帶貶義，多用來批評為私利而奉承權勢者。常見於政治或職場。類似詞有「阿諛者」、「諂媚者」。口語中不常用。

Examples

The king was surrounded by sycophants who always agreed with him.

國王周圍總有一些**阿諛奉承者**，他們總是附和他的想法。

Politicians often attract sycophants looking for power.

政客常吸引尋求權力的**諂媚者**。

His office is full of sycophants who praise every idea he has.

他的辦公室裡全是**奉承者**，對他的每個想法都讚不絕口。

Don’t trust what those sycophants say—they’ll flatter anyone in charge.

別相信那些**阿諛奉承者**說的話——他們對任何主管都會拍馬屁。

After his promotion, he noticed more sycophants appearing at his meetings.

升職後，他發現會議上出現了更多**諂媚者**。

The boss is surrounded by sycophants, so it’s hard to give honest feedback.

老闆身邊全是**奉承者**，很難提出真實建議。