| 单词 | flunky |
| 释义 | flunky['flʌŋki]n. 奉承者, 男仆, 厨师 flunky flunky 也作 flun.key AHD: [fl¾ng“k¶] D.J. [6flJ0ki8]K.K. [6flJ0ki]n.（名词） 【复数】 flun.kies 也作 flun.keys 1. A person of slavish or unquestioning obedience; a lackey.象奴隶般的人：一个象奴隶一般顺从或无条件服从的人；卑躬屈膝者2. One who does menial or trivial work; a drudge.作粗重工作的人：一个做体力劳动或不重要工作的人；干重活的人3. A liveried manservant.穿制服的男仆语源:1. Scots 苏格兰语 2. perhaps from flanker [an attendant at one's flank] 可能源自 flanker[某人身边的侍从] 继承用法:flun“kyism n.（名词）注释:The wordflunky has come into Standard English from Scots, in which the word meant “liveried manservant, footman,”coming at least by the 19th century to be a term of contempt.The word is first recorded and defined in a work about Scots published in 1782.The definition states that aflunky is “literally a sidesman or attendant at your flank,” which gives support to the suggestion thatflunky is a derivative and alteration of flanker, “one who stands at a person's flank.”flunky 一词从苏格兰演变为标准英语。 苏格兰语中，该词意思为“穿制服的男仆，脚夫，”至少在19世纪时变为表示蔑视的词语。该词首先于1782年的一本有关苏格兰的书中得到记载和定义。定义中说flunky 在“字面意思是身边的人或身旁的随从”， 该定义支持了有关flunky 是由 flanker 派生和演变而来的说法， 意思是“一个站在别人身边的人” |
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