obsequious
🇬🇧 UK/әb'si:kwiәs/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Excessively eager to please or obey; fawning and servile in an insincere way.
谄媚的,奉承的,卑躬屈膝的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.obsequious manner谄媚的态度
- 2.obsequious behavior奉承的行为
- 3.obsequious flattery卑躬屈膝
Example Sentences
- 1.
His obsequious flattery earned him promotion, though not the respect of colleagues.
- 2.
The obsequious servants followed the nobleman's every command without question.