lackey
lackey 英 [ˈlæki] 美 [ˈlæki]
n. 男仆；侍从；马屁精 vt. 侍候，服侍；奉承
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- A lackey is someone who works for someone else and tries to get ahead by kissing up to his superiors. For example, a lackey might carry his employer's luggage or even serve him cappuccino for his coffee break.
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- n. 男仆；侍从；马屁精
- vt. 侍候，服侍；奉承
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1. But he was not so widely perceived as a western lackey as some Arab leaders accused of putting outside interests before those of his people.
不过人们不把他看做西方傀儡，像某些阿拉伯领导人那样，据说把外部势力的利益放在本国国民之上。
- lackey (n.) 1520s, "footman, running footman, valet," from Middle French laquais "foot soldier, footman, servant" (15c.), a word of unknown origin; perhaps from Old Provençal lacai, from lecai "glutton, covetous," from lecar "to lick." The alternative etymology is that it comes via Old French laquay, from Catalan alacay, from Arabic al-qadi "the judge." Yet another guess traces it through Spanish lacayo, from Italian lacchè, from Modern Greek oulakes, from Turkish ulak "runner, courier." This suits the original sense better, but OED says Italian lacchè is from French. Sense of "servile follower" appeared 1580s. As a political term of abuse it dates from 1939 in communist jargon.
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