unctuous
a. 油的, 油质的, 油腻的, 虚情假意的 [医] 油滑的, 油样的
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释义与例句
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1.
Having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.
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2.
Having fat or oil present; fatty, greasy, oily.
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3.
Of an aroma or taste, or a beverage (such as coffee or wine) or food (such as gravy, meat, or sauce): having layers of concentrated, velvety flavour; lush, rich.
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4.
Of soil: soft and sticky.
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5.
Of a person:
Complacent, self-satisfied, smug.
假惺惺
惺惺
假空假死
假空假榫
假空假气
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6.
Of a person:
Profusely polite, especially in an insincere and unpleasant manner.
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词汇关系
词源
From Late Middle English unctuous [and other forms], borrowed from Medieval Latin ūnctuōsus (“greasy, oily, unctuous”), from Latin ūnctum (“ointment; rich banquet; rich savoury dish”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; overly’ forming adjectives from nouns). Ūnctum is a noun use of the perfect passive participle of unguō (“to anoint; to smear with oil, to grease or oil”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to anoint; to smear”). Cognates * Italian untuoso * Old French onctües, unctueus, unctuose (modern French onctueux) * Portuguese unctuoso * Spanish untuoso
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