obsequiously（副词）：谄媚地、卑躬屈膝地、逢迎地；指为了讨好他人（通常是对上级或有权势的人）而表现得过分顺从、巴结。
He nodded obsequiously and agreed with everything the manager said.
他谄媚地点头，对经理说的每句话都表示同意。
Obsequiously, the adviser praised the leader’s “vision,” even as others in the room exchanged doubtful looks.
顾问谄媚地称赞领导的“远见”，而房间里的其他人却互相交换着怀疑的眼神。
来自 obsequious（谄媚的、卑躬屈膝的），其更早源头可追溯到拉丁语 obsequium（顺从、服从）与 obsequi（跟随、顺从）。词义从“顺从”逐渐带上贬义色彩，强调“为了取悦而过度顺从”的姿态。
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