subservient
英[s?b's??v??nt]
美
- adj. 屈從的；奉承的；有用的；有幫助的
詞態變化
名詞:?subservience;
中文詞源
subservient 溫馴的，諂媚的
sub-,在下，在后，serve,服務，-ent,形容詞后綴。引申比喻義溫馴的，諂媚的等。
英文詞源
- subservient (adj.)
- 1630s, "useful, serviceable," from Latin subservientem (nominative subserviens), present participle of subservire "assist, serve, come to the help of, lend support," from sub "under" (see sub-) + servire "serve" (see serve (v.)). The meaning "slavishly obedient" is first recorded 1794. Related: Subserviently.
雙語例句
- 1. She is expected to be subservient to her uncle.
- 她被要求對叔叔恭敬順從。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The woman's needs are seen as subservient to the group interest.
- 婦女的需求被認為要服從團體的利益。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The press was accused of being subservient to the government.
- 有人指責新聞界一味迎合政府的旨意。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. He was subservient and servile.
- 他低聲下氣、卑躬屈膝。
來自辭典例句
- 5. People should not be regarded as subservient to the economic system.
- 不應把人的因素看成是經濟體制的附庸.
來自辭典例句