placeman

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpleɪsman/|/ˈpleɪsmən/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One appointed to an office, especially in government, as a reward for political or other support; an appointee, a yes-man. UK,derogatory
    — Plus, contrary to hysterical prediction and uninformed innuendo, Bryant Lemuel's influence did not fill this pilot project with compliant placemen, instead leaving all appointments to the university science faculty.

词形变化

placemen plural

词源

Etymology tree
English place
Proto-Indo-European *mon-
Proto-Germanic *mann-
Proto-West Germanic *mann
Old English mann
Middle English man
Middle English -man
English -man
English placeman
From place + -man.
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