原來(lái) brown nosing 是阿諛奉承的意思,尤其用于下級(jí)對(duì)上級(jí),相當(dāng)于俗語(yǔ)中的"拍馬屁"、"馬屁精"之意。下次如果見到有人對(duì)上司拍馬屁,就可以說(shuō) "He's brown nosing"。當(dāng)然,這里是朋友間開玩笑的奉承話。
(摘自《世界日?qǐng)?bào)》)
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