
ingratiation /nreien/
名词(n.) 讨好,逢迎,巴结。指通过刻意迎合、奉承等方式来获取他人好感或认可的行为。
She tried to win the manager's trust through ingratiation, always agreeing with everything he said.
她试图通过讨好来赢得经理的信任,总是对他说的一切表示赞同。
His ingratiation toward the powerful members of the committee was so transparent that it ultimately undermined his credibility rather than enhancing it.
他对委员会中权势人物的逢迎太过明显,最终非但没有提升他的信誉,反而损害了它。
该词源自拉丁语 ingratiare,意为"使自己受欢迎",由 in-(进入)和 gratia(恩惠、好感)组成。gratia 也是英语中 grace(优雅、恩典)和 grateful(感激的)的词源。整个词的核心含义是"让自己进入他人的好感之中",后来逐渐带上了刻意讨好、不真诚的贬义色彩。