flunkey的词源

英文词源

flunkey

"A liveried manservant or footman", Mid 18th century (originally Scots): perhaps from flank in the sense 'a person who stands at one's flank'.

中文词源

flunkey：听差，马屁精

来自flanker, 侧翼守卫，护卫。词义贬化化，用来指听差，马屁精。

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