"lickspittle" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 拍馬屁的人
• 奉承者

Definition

Lickspittle 指的是那些過分奉承、拍馬屁權勢人物以獲得好處的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於正式、諷刺或文學語境，日常對話中較少用。常見近義詞包括「拍馬屁的人」。通常指對權勢人物極度奉承。

Examples

Nobody trusts a lickspittle in the office.

辦公室裡沒有人相信**拍馬屁的人**。

The king was surrounded by lickspittles.

國王周圍都是**奉承者**。

She refused to act like a lickspittle to get promoted.

她拒絕像個**拍馬屁的人**那樣去爭取升遷。

His reputation as a lickspittle made people avoid him at meetings.

他作為**拍馬屁的人**的名聲讓大家開會時都躲著他。

You don’t have to be a lickspittle to get ahead—just work hard.

想進步，沒必要當**拍馬屁的人**，努力工作就好。

Critics called the new advisor a political lickspittle who would say anything to please the president.

批評者稱新顧問為政治**拍馬屁的人**，只會說好聽話討好總統。