smarm

[smɑrm]
  • vt. 说奉承话

英英释义


1. excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm

英文词源


smarm (n.)
1914, from colloquial verb smalm, smarm "to smear, bedaub" (the hair, with pomade), 1847, of unknown origin, perhaps somehow suggestive of the action. Verbal meaning "to smear with flattery" is from 1902.