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courtier

/kawr-tee-er, kohr-/US // ˈkɔr ti ər, ˈkoʊr- //UK // (ˈkɔːtɪə) //

廷臣,廷议,仆人,臣子们

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
    • : a person who seeks favor by flattery, charm, etc.

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Examples

  • The prospect of Harry using his personal trauma to promote a TV show would once have sent shivers down the spine of courtiers at Buckingham Palace, but not now.

  • Among the distinguished talent featured in Couture Dogs of New York is award-winning pet fashion courtier Anthony Rubio.

  • In fact, a senior courtier tells the Royalist that the China idea never even reached the planning stage.

  • Even for the most forward-looking courtier, that might be a modernization too far.

  • But the essence of Disraeli's genius as a courtier was his ability to make it all about her.

  • And to top it all off, retired courtier Valantino Garavani threw a lavish party at his expansive estate, Château de Wideville.

  • A favorite of king and courtier, its use was alike common in the palace and the courtyard.

  • But the new Marshal cared little for the life of a courtier, much as he prized his military distinctions.

  • Ever since the Dutch looked upon the plant it has been more to them than king and courtier.

  • Abbot was nothing of a courtier, and, indeed, no very pleasant-natured man.

  • And now, having attained all he could desire, Wilkes sank the patriot in the courtier.