每日单词：fawn

fawn

英 [fɔːn] 美 [fɔːn]

n.未满周岁的小鹿；浅黄褐色 v.奉承；讨好

◉词源

动词 fawn 源自中古英语 faunen，来自古英语 fagnian（“rejoice, be glad, exult”），源于 fægen（“glad”）。早期描述狗摇尾示好，后演变为“court favor by cringing or flattering”（通过卑躬屈膝或奉承来讨好）。名词 fawn（小鹿）为独立来源，源自古法语 faon，拉丁语 fetus（offspring）。

词根：fægen / fagn-（“glad, rejoice”）。 名词：源自 fetus（“bringing forth, offspring”），PIE dhe(i)-（“to suck”）

◉外刊例句

① USA TODAY

My job is to cover you, not fawn over you or rip you, just report on you.

我的工作是报道你，而不是奉承你或抨击你，只是客观报道。

② The New Yorker

The trauma response known as fawning wears various faces: perfectionism, promiscuity...

被称为“fawning”（讨好型）的创伤反应有多种表现：完美主义、滥交……

◉经典名著

Jane Austen, Emma (1815)

...the fawning clergyman...

……那个谄媚的牧师……

◉ Usage Examples

(1) A fawn behind the tree looked at us curiously.

(2) And once you're rich, you fawn over others.

(3) Many people fawn on him only because of his wealth.

(4) The puppy was fawning on its master.

(1) 树后面一只小鹿好奇地看着我们。

(2) 你一有了钱，就会去巴结别人。

(3) 许多人奉承他就因为他有钱。

(4) 小狗朝着主人摇尾乞怜。

◉ Usage Notes

A fawn is a young deer, but it's also a verb meaning to try and win favor by flattering. You might fawn over Bambi if you want to hang out with the cute and fuzzy gang.

As a verb, fawn either refers to an attempt to get on someone’s good side, or, oddly enough, to give birth to a deer. If you're a human, fawning is an age-old art that might get you what you want but can be very unattractive. If you ever come into possession of a great fortune, watch out for sudden friends who want to fawn over you and shower you with presents. They probably have dollar signs in their eyes.

◉柯林斯词典

1. [COLOUR 颜色词]浅黄褐色 Fawn is a pale yellowish-brown colour.

...a light fawn coat.

浅黄褐色大衣

2. [N-COUNT 可数名词]幼鹿 A fawn is a very young deer.

The fawn ran to the top of the ridge.

小鹿跑上山脊。

3. [VERB 动词]逢迎；巴结；讨好；拍…的马屁 If you say that someone fawns over a powerful or rich person, you disapprove of them because they flatter that person and like to be with him or her.[V over/on/around n] [V-ing] [disapproval]

People fawn over you when you're famous...

你出了名，大家就会来讨好你。

Nauseatingly fawning journalism that's all it is.

那只不过是以令人作呕的溜须拍马为能事的新闻报道。