placeman的中文翻譯是什麼意思

placeman

US/ˈplesmən/
UK/ˈpleɪsmən/

n. <英><貶>祿蟲(指為個人私利而任命的官吏)

placeman柯林斯釋義

N-COUNT祿蟲(指利用職權謀求私利或報答任命的官員)

If you refer to a public official as a placeman, you disapprove of the fact that they use their position for their own personal benefit or to provide political support for those who appointed them.

  • ...the party's programme to purify the Commons by the removal of placemen.

    透過根除祿蟲以淨化英國議會下院的黨綱

placeman英文釋義

Noun

1. a disparaging term for an appointee

    placeman場景例句

    When the placeman dies, the supernumerary steps into his shoes.

    假如那小官死了, 那接替他的人就可以接替他的位置.

    The word "placeman" is often used contemptuously.

    “官吏”這個詞在使用時常常帶有輕蔑的含義。

    placeman詞性變形

    placemen

    placeman近義詞

    functionary