menial
英['mi?n??l]
美['minj?l]
- adj. 卑微的；仆人的；適合仆人做的
- n. 仆人；住家傭工；下賤的人
詞態變化
復數:?menials;
助記提示
1. remain => menial.
2. "pertaining to a household".
中文詞源
menial 仆人，傭人
來自古法語mesnie,家庭，來自拉丁語mansionem,居住，居住地，詞源同manor,mansion.字面意思即家里面的，附屬于一個家庭的，后引申詞義仆人，傭人。詞義演變比較family.
英文詞源
- menial (adj.)
- late 14c., "pertaining to a household," from Anglo-French meignial, from Old French mesnie "household," earlier mesnede, from Vulgar Latin *mansionata, from Latin mansionem "dwelling" (see mansion). Sense of "lowly, humble, suited to a servant" is recorded by 1670s.
- menial (n.)
- "domestic servant," late 14c., meynyal; see menial (adj.).
雙語例句
- 1. He was forced to take a series of menial jobs.
- 他被迫做一連串瑣碎的雜活.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Hurstwood is hired by a different hotel to do menial jobs.
- 赫斯特伍德卻在另一家旅館里打雜.
來自辭典例句
- 3. It delighted him to perform menial offices.
- 履行仆人的職責使他心花怒放.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Manual or menial labor, such as barracks cleaning, assigned to soldiers.
- 勞務雜役分派給士兵的一年一次或兩次的雜役(如打掃軍營)
來自互聯網
- 5. A person who does tedious , menial, or unpleasant work.
- 做苦工的人做單調 、 卑賤或不愉快工作的人.
來自互聯網