flatter學測 L4KK [ˈflætɚ] ｜ /ˈflætɚ/
奉承；諂媚·使顯得更好看；襯托
從讚美到奉承，一字兩義常混淆
Tom kept flattering his teacher before the midterm, hoping for a better score.
湯姆在段考前一直奉承老師，希望能拿到更好的分數。
一個畫面：拋光打亮
拋光用力擦亮讓表面發光
討好言語說好聽話讓人開心
美化外表讓外表看起來比實際更亮眼
義項
面試奉承C2verb奉承；諂媚
Sarah flattered her boss by always saying nice things about his work.
莎拉靠一直誇獎老闆的工作表現來奉承他。
flatter the bossflatter the customer
髮型襯托C2verb使顯得更好看；襯托
James's new haircut flattered his face shape, so he looked more handsome.
詹姆士的新髮型襯托出他的臉型，讓他看起來更帥。
flatter your face shapeflatter your features
片語
flatter yourself自我感覺良好 →自認為比實際更好或更厲害
a flattering photo美化照片 →讓人看起來更好看的照片
insincere flattery假意讚美 →不是真心的讚美，帶有目的
你會不會這樣說？
The salesman tried to ___ the customer by praising her taste. (flatter / flutter)
看答案
flatter
flatter 是奉承討好，flutter 是飄動，兩字只差一字母。
'James's new haircut flattered his face shape.' 這裡的 flatter 意思最接近？(A) 奉承 (B) 讓外表更好看
看答案
(B)
此句形容外表被襯托，對應「使顯得更好看」義項，非奉承他人。
字族
flattery 奉承；諂媚（名詞）・flattering 討喜的；顯得好看的（形容詞）