praise that is not sincere, especially in order to obtain something from somebody 奉承；阿谀；讨好；恭维 Extra ExamplesSalespeople are often accused of using artificial flattery. 推销员经常被指责为胡乱奉承。 She persuaded him with flattery. 她说尽好话说服他。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- artificial
- use
- fall for
- through flattery
- with flattery
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French flaterie, from flater ‘stroke, flatter’, probably of Germanic origin and related to flat ‘level’.
Idioms
flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere
- (informal, humorous)
praise that is not sincere will/will not get you what you want 阿谀奉承将会使你如愿以偿（或无济于事）