flattery
要点おせじ
意味
- へつらう(おせじを言う)こと
- (具体的な行為・言葉となった)おせじ,へつらい
例文
They are easy to get on-board with flattery.
すぐおだてに乗るんだから。
You are easy to get on-board with flattery.
すぐおだてに乗るんだから。
That sort of flattery will get you nowhere.
そんな甘口には乗らないよ。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (“to flatter”). By surface analysis, flatter + -y (forming abstract nouns).