Sycophancy was the device of the least trustworthy .

阿谀奉承之辈最不可靠。

But meritocracy has been eroded by a political culture of sycophancy and cynicism .

但是知识精英已经被谄媚和犬儒的政治文化所腐朽。

Last week the party 's members of the national assembly pledged their loyalty to him in an atmosphere of competitive sycophancy .

上周，在一片竞选拍马的氛围中，巴国民议会的一些人民党议员承诺会效忠扎尔达里。

He was free of all sycophancy or obsequiousness in the face of the reactionary ruling class .

他在反动统治阶级面前没有丝毫的奴颜与。

Of course , it all has to be done well ; sycophancy and flat jokes do not weave the same spell .

一味溜须拍马，开一些干巴巴的玩笑，不会产生同样的魔力。