gnathonic

a. 阿谀的, 谄媚的

发音

/nəˈθɒnɪk/

词形变化

more gnathonic 比较级 most gnathonic 最高级

别名

gnathonical

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Deceitful and flattering; toadying.

    废旧

词源

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Gnathōnicus, from Gnathō (genitive Gnathōnis), name of a parasitical character in the Eunuchus of Terence. Gnathō is from Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”), used in the genitive γνάθου (gnáthou, “of a jaw”) to mean “greedy”; hence, a parasite in general.

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