yesmanship

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons, despite holding other opinions privately. uncountable
    — Like corruption, yesmanship also pervades the Indian bureaucracy. -Brij Mohan Sharma, K. R. Bombwall, L. P. Choudhry
  2. The state of being a yes man. uncountable
    — He chose his lieutenants for their yesmanship and promoted according to political loyalty, not seniority or merit. -Dennis Bloodworth

词汇关系

近义词
yesmanism

词源

Etymology tree
English yesman
Proto-Germanic *skapjaną
Proto-Germanic *-skapiz
Proto-West Germanic *-skapi
Old English -sċiepe
Middle English -schipe
English -ship
English yesmanship
From yesman + -ship.
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