ob·se·qui·ous
adjective/əbˈsiːkwiəs/
/əbˈsiːkwiəs/
(formal, disapproving)- trying too hard to please somebody, especially somebody who is important
synonym servile谄媚的;巴结奉迎的 - an obsequious manner
谄媚的态度 - The waiters came hurrying forward with obsequious smiles on their faces.
侍者们急忙上前,脸上都带着谄媚的笑容。 - The service in the restaurant was attentive without being obsequious.
餐厅的服务很周到,但并不谄媚。
Word Originlate 15th cent. (not originally in a negative sense): from Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium ‘compliance’, from obsequi ‘follow, comply with’. - an obsequious manner