PASSAGE FOUR What’s the meaning of the word "sycophancy" in the second paragraph?

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问题 PASSAGE FOUR
What’s the meaning of the word "sycophancy" in the second paragraph?

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答案Flattery.

解析本题询问sycophancy在第2段中的意思。第2段提到，最高级形式的溢美之词毫不吝啬地用在了伊夫·圣洛朗的身上，而在娱乐界，“sycophancy”，夸大其词和虚伪做作并非罕见。从意思衔接上来看，sycophancy应该与exaggeration and gushing insincerity一起呼应前面提到的superlatives，因此可得出该词表示“阿谀奉承”之意。

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PASSAGE FOUR What’s the meaning of the word "sycophancy" in the second paragraph?

专业英语八级

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