| 释义 |
ingratiation|ɪngreɪʃɪˈeɪʃən|
[n. of action f. ingratiate: see -ation.]
The action or process of ingratiating oneself or getting into favour.
1815Zeluca I. 224 His desire of ingratiation was not so ardent as Zeluca's. 1822W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. LIV. 493 He had..cultivated the arts of ingratiation with some sacrifice of the dignity of independence. 1887Stevenson Mem. & Portr. iv. 70 Daily ear-wigging influential men, for he was a master of ingratiation. |
