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).
权威例句
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.