[おあいそ;おあいそう, oaiso ; oaisou] (n) (1) (pol) (See 愛想) compliment; flattery; (2) service; hospitality; (3) bill (at a restaurant; formerly, not used by customers); check [Add to Longdo]
[あゆついしょう, ayutsuishou] (n, vs) excessive flattery; adulation [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Flattery \Flat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Flatteries}. [OE. flaterie, OF.
flaterie, F. flaterie, fr. flater to flatter, F. flatter; of
uncertain origin. See {Flatter}, v. t.]
The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by
artful commendation or compliments; adulation; false,
insincere, or excessive praise.
[1913 Webster]
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
--Rambler.
[1913 Webster]
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
--Burke.
Syn: Adulation; compliment; obsequiousness. See {Adulation}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flattery
n 1: excessive or insincere praise
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
