subservient

英[səb'sɜːviənt] 美[səb'sɜːrviənt]
  • adj. 卑屈的；奉承的；次要的；从属的
subserviently subservience

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. compliant and obedient to authority;

    "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"

  2. serving or acting as a means or aid;

    "instrumental in solving the crime"

  3. abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant;

    "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"
    "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"
    "she has become submissive and subservient"

双语例句

1. She is expected to be subservient to her uncle.
她被要求对叔叔恭敬顺从。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The woman's needs are seen as subservient to the group interest.
妇女的需求被认为要服从团体的利益。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The press was accused of being subservient to the government.
有人指责新闻界一味迎合政府的旨意。

来自《权威词典》

4. He was subservient and servile.
他低声下气、卑躬屈膝。

来自辞典例句

5. People should not be regarded as subservient to the economic system.
不应把人的因素看成是经济体制的附庸.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. It was horrible to have to be affable and subservient
      不得不强作欢颜卖弄风骚，真是太可怕了。
    2. He's totally subservient to his boss.
      他对上司俯首帖耳。
    3. He hated being subservient to this dean.
      处于比院长低一截的地位,实在让他厌恶。
    4. The needs of individuals were subservient to those of the group as a whole.
      个人的需要服从于整个集体的需要。

相关词汇

【邻近词汇】

subset subsequent subservientness subservient role subservient smile Subservient like a slave
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