ingratiate
英 [ɪŋˈɡreɪ.ʃiː.eɪt]
美 [ɪŋˈɡreɪ.ʃiː.eɪt]
将“ingratiate”分解为“ingrat-iate”,这里“ingrat-”可以联想到“grat-”,即“gratitude”(感激),而“-iate”是动词后缀,意味着“使……”。所以,可以将“ingratiate”记忆为“使感激”,即通过某种行为或言语让他人感到感激,从而获得他们的好感或支持。
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ingratiate 讨好,巴结in-,进入,使,-grat,致意,恩情,感谢,词源同congratulation,gratitude.即让别人感恩的,引申词义讨好,巴结。
- ingratiate (v.)
- 1620s, possibly via 16c. Italian ingraziarsi "to bring (oneself) into favor," from Latin in gratiam "for the favor of," from in "in" (see in- (2)) + gratia "favor, grace" (see grace).
- 1. The first part of his plan was to ingratiate himself with the members of the committee.
- 他的计划的第一步是拉拢委员会的成员。
- 2. She quickly sought to ingratiate herself with the new administration.
- 她很快就试图使她自己获得新政府的欢心.
- 3. He did his best to ingratiate himself with the royal family.
- 他竭力向王室献媚.
- 4. He did his best to ingratiate himself with his employer.
- 他竭力奉承老板.
- 5. Many politicians are trying to ingratiate themselves with her.
- 许多政客都设法讨她的欢心。