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单词

courtier

读音
ˈkɔːtiə(r)
美式 ˈkɔːrtiər
英式 ˈkɔːtiə(r)
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释义

["n. 朝臣;奉承者;谄媚者\n n. (Courtier)人名;(法)库尔捷\n \n [\n 复数\n courtiers\n ]"]

例句

He was an adroit courtier.
他是一个圆滑的朝臣。
He remained, at heart, a courtier and a cynic.
在心底里,他其实仍然是一名侍臣,同时也玩世不恭。
“We expect too much of him, ” sighs a senior courtier.
一位高级廷臣叹称,“我们对他寄望过多。”
But the feeling was mixed with resentment toward the thousands of Portuguese courtiers (officials) and hangers-on who came with the court and who competed with Brazilians for jobs and favors
In paragraph 4, why does the author mention that King Joao's courtiers “hungered to return to Portugal and their lost estates”

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at which point he added two more portraits,one of the man who criticized him, a papal courtier,and the other one of himself as a dried up husk, no athlete,
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