V2EX unctuous

Unctuous

Definition 定义

unctuous /k.tu.s/

  1. (字面)油腻的;油质的(像抹了油/软膏一样)
  2. (常用义,比喻)油滑的;假殷勤的;过分奉承的(多形容语气、言辞、笑容、态度)
    注:该词最常见的是第 2 种“油滑、虚伪客套”的含义。

Examples 例句

His unctuous smile made me distrust him immediately.
他那种油滑的笑容让我立刻不信任他。

With an unctuous tone, the salesman praised every choice I made, as if nothing could possibly be wrong.
推销员用一种假殷勤的口吻夸赞我做的每个选择,仿佛不可能有任何问题。

Pronunciation 发音(IPA)

/k.tu.s/

Etymology 词源

来自拉丁语 unctus(“涂了油/软膏的”),是动词 ungere(涂抹、上油)的过去分词形式,后来经由法语进入英语。因为“油润、滑腻”的触感容易让人联想到“圆滑、黏腻的奉承”,于是引申出形容态度与言辞“油滑、虚伪客套”的常用义。

Related Words 相关词

Literary Works 文学作品中的用例

  • George Orwell《1984》(常用于描写人物“油滑/假殷勤”的语气与神态)
  • Evelyn Waugh《Brideshead Revisited》(用于刻画带有奉承色彩的社交表达)
  • P. G. Wodehouse《Jeeves》系列作品(常见于讽刺或喜剧语境中对人物口吻的描写)
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