lackey

英 ['l?k?] 美

GRE暢通詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?lackeys;

lackey(lack+key沒(méi)有關(guān)鍵的東西（骨氣）)—》卑躬屈膝者，走卒
2. lack => lackey => 缺乏骨氣的，缺乏生產(chǎn)資料的。

lackey 仆人，聽差

詞源不詳。可能來(lái)自lick,舔，引申詞義拍馬屁的人，仆人，聽差。

lackey: lackey: [16] By a circuitous series of steps, lackey is of Arabic origin. English borrowed it from French laquais, which originally denoted a sort of foot-soldier, and hence a ‘footman’ or ‘servant’. French in turn got it from Catalan alacay, whose source was Arabic al-qādī ‘the judge’ (the Spanish version alcalde ‘magistrate’ was acquired by English in the 17th century).
lackey (n.): 1520s, "footman, running footman, valet," from Middle French laquais "foot soldier, footman, servant" (15c.), of unknown origin; perhaps from Old Proven?al lacai, from lecai "glutton, covetous," from lecar "to lick." Alternative etymology is via French from Catalan alacay, from Arabic al-qadi "the judge." Yet another guess traces it through Spanish lacayo, from Italian lacchè, from Modern Greek oulakes, from Turkish ulak "runner, courier." This suits the original sense better, but OED says Italian lacchè is from French. Sense of "servile follower" appeared 1580s. As a political term of abuse it dates from 1939 in communist jargon.

1. I'm not staying as a paid lackey to act as your yes-man.: 我不要再做拿錢任你使喚的應(yīng)聲蟲。

2. And who would have thought that Fredo would become a lackey of women?: 誰(shuí)能料到弗烈特竟墮落成女人腳下的哈叭狗?

3. Full as a lackey, a Hara, the pro - Japanese as slaves!: 十足的一副奴才像, 一副哈日、親日的奴才像!

4. Lackey asks: " Gentleman, how to buy wine without money? ": 仆人問(wèn): “ 先生, 沒(méi)有錢怎么買酒? ”

5. Advocate the home is afraid that he is cheated, clique lackey follows.: 主家怕他欺騙, 派仆人跟去.