servile
英['s??va?l]
美['s?v?l]
英英釋意
- 1. pertaining to or involving slaves;
- "the servile wars of Sicily"
- 2. submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior;
- "spoke in a servile tone"
- "the incurably servile housekeeper"
- "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"
- 3. involving slaves;
- "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection"
