adulation是什么意思，adulation怎么用
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📰 外刊例句
Industrialists are not shy about expressing their adulation . 实业家们并不羞于表达他们的谄媚。
—— 《经济学人》
—— 《纽约时报》
📖 基本释义
[noun] excessive admiration or praise
[名词] 过度的钦佩或赞扬
💡 深入解读
从词源上来看， adulation 一词源自拉丁语adulationem（奉承、谄媚、卑躬屈膝），最早于14世纪末经古法语adulacion进入英语，也是用来表示“奉承、谄媚、恭维、吹捧”，常作正式用语使用，尤指名不副实且不加批判的过度钦佩或赞扬，较普通用词 flattery 更加带有奴性或虚伪的含义
The bestselling book was received with adulation by critics. It enchanted the readers of five continents.这本畅销书受到了评论人士的吹捧。五大洲的读者都迷上了它。
He respected science without adulating it.而最早于1777年由 adulation 逆构而来的动词 adulate 相应表示过度地“奉承、谄媚、恭维、吹捧”。比如：他尊重科学而不迷信科学。
📚 名著用例
She had not had fame or money before. Now they had come. She had not had adulation and affectionate propositions before. Now they had come. 昔日，她没有名，也没有钱。今天，两者都有了。昔日，她无人奉承，也无人求爱。今天，两者都来了。
— 出自《美国现实主义作家西奥多·德莱赛（Theodore Dreiser）创作的长篇小说《嘉莉妹妹》（ Sister Carrie ）。》
🔍 同近义词
- compliment: a polite expression of praise or admiration
- flattery: excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one's own interests
- worship: great admiration or devotion shown towards a person or principle
