brownnose

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英語

詞源

brown +‎ nose，與糞便有關。

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名詞

brownnose (複數 brownnoses)

1. (比喻義) 拍馬屁的人，阿諛奉承者，馬屁精
   • 1997, Ulrich Herbert, Hitler's foreign workers: enforced foreign labor in Germany under the Third Reich, Cambridge University Press，第 126 頁:

     A workmate reported the matter, "which is why the worker threatened to beat up the latter," calling him a "brownnose" and threatening to "wipe the floor with him."

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   • 2007, Felicity Young, An Easeful Death, Fremantle Press，第 13 頁:

     'I know, he's a natural brownnose. I guess he does have some talents.'

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   • 2010, Joseph Morse, Gods of Ruin: A Political Thriller,，第 46 頁:

     You don't have to be such a brownnose, at least not to me.

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近義詞

• brown noser

動詞

brownnose (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 brownnoses，現在分詞 brownnosing，一般過去時及過去分詞 brownnosed)

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相關詞彙

• brownnoser、brown noser、brown-noser