Dreye權威釋義|toady

n.

諂媚者

vi. & vt.

諂媚，拍馬，奉承

衍生

n.

toadyism

辨析

同義參見:

crawl¹ satellite

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

(pl. toadies)

a person who behaves obsequiously towards others.
Australian term for pufferfish.

v.

(toadies, toadying, toadied)

act obsequiously.

Derivative

toadyish adj.
toadyism n.

Etymology

C19: said to be a contr. of toad-eater, a charlatan's assistant who ate toads (regarded as poisonous) as a demonstration of the efficacy of the charlatan's remedy.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》