Word
cajolery
/kəˈdʒəuləri/
noun
哄骗；劝诱；奉承
the act or practice of persuading someone with flattery or gentle urging; flattery used to persuade
- 1.
The act or practice of cajoling; cajolement.
哄骗的行为或做法；诱骗。
- 2.
flattery intended to persuade
旨在说服的奉承
哄骗的行为或做法；诱骗。；旨在说服的奉承；诱骗；甜言蜜语
In use
The child's cajolery finally convinced his parents to buy him a new toy.
Despite her team's cajolery, the manager remained firm in her decision.
The politician's cajolery was transparent, and voters saw through it.
use cajolery to do sth
He used cajolery to get what he wanted.
他使用甜言蜜语来得到他想要的东西。
resort to cajolery
常用于负面语境
She resorted to cajolery when direct requests failed.
当直接请求失败时，她诉诸于诱骗。
cajolery of sb
后接被说服的对象
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常不可数，但偶尔可数（如a piece of cajolery）
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.