- You might know the idea of the adjective unctuous by other words like "oily," "smarmy," or overly "flattering." When a person is unctuous, you can't trust their kindness, because they usually want something in return.
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- adj. 油质的；虚情假意的；油腔滑调的
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1. The meat was tender, unctuous, blander than pork, but stronger than chicken.
肉质鲜嫩滑爽，不如猪肉那么香，但比鸡肉味道好。
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2. A nation weary of wasting billions on unctuous educators who never deliver what they promise may be ready to hear some hard truths.
一个不甘心在花言巧语，从不兑现承诺的教育者身上浪费数十亿美元的国家才有可能听取逆耳忠言的意见。
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3. ' said old Sol, looking wistfully at his nephew out of the fog that always seemed to hang about him, and laying an unctuous emphasis upon the words.
老所尔说道，一边通过那永远好像笼罩在他的四周的迷雾，渴望了解似地望着他的外甥，并故意讨好地强调那些词儿。
- unctuous (adj.) late 14c., "oily, having a greasy or soapy feeling when touched," from Old French unctueus, from Medieval Latin unctuosus "greasy," from Latin unctus "act of anointing," from past participle stem of unguere "to anoint" (see unguent).
unc·tu·ous / ˈʌŋktjuəs ; NAmE ˈʌŋktʃuəs / adjective ( formal, disapproving) friendly or giving praise in a way that is not sincere and which is therefore unpleasant 谄媚的；油滑的；拍马奉迎的 ▶ unc·tu·ous·ly / ˈʌŋktjuəsli ; NAmE ˈʌŋktʃuəsli / adverb unc·tu·ous / ˈʌŋktjuəs ; NAmE ˈʌŋktʃuəs / unc·tu·ous·ly / ˈʌŋktjuəsli ; NAmE ˈʌŋktʃuəsli /
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