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A courtier was someone with a place at a royal court in the past — living near the king or queen, serving, advising, carrying messages, or simply being seen. It is a history word. Courtiers had to watch their manners, clothes, and words. The word can be calm (a person of the court) or a little sharp: a courtier may be good at pleasing whoever holds power. Though actually not every courtier was important; some only hung about hoping to be noticed. We do not use it for people in a law court (that is a different court). If you use it about an office, you are making a joke: this person flatters the boss the way an old courtier flattered a king.
組成From Middle English courteour, from Anglo-Norman corteour, Old French cortoiier, from cort (“court”). By surface analysis, court + -ier (a person linked to something).
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
courtiernoun/ˈkɔɹtiɚ/
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A person in attendance at a royal court.
- By the Lord, Horatio, this three years I have taken note of it, the age is grown so picked that the toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier he galls his kibe.
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A person who flatters in order to seek favour.
- People shouted cheerfully and flinched, but the Prime Minister didn't flinch, she fortified her voice with a firm diapason as if rising to the challenge of a rowdy Chamber. Around her her courtiers started like pheasants.
- The world’s richest person, not known for his humility, is still learning the cutthroat courtier politics of Donald Trump’s inner circle — and his ultimate influence remains an open question.
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biologyentomologynatural-sciencesAny of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Sephisa.
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