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).
雙語例句
1. The first part of his plan was to ingratiate himself with the members of the committee.
他的計(jì)劃的第一步是拉攏委員會(huì)的成員。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. She quickly sought to ingratiate herself with the new administration.
她很快就試圖使她自己獲得新政府的歡心.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. He did his best to ingratiate himself with the royal family.
他竭力向王室獻(xiàn)媚.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. He did his best to ingratiate himself with his employer.
他竭力奉承老板.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
5. Many politicians are trying to ingratiate themselves with her.