英 [ˈsɜːvaɪl] 美 [ˈsɜːrv(ə)l]
adj. 奴隶的;奴性的;卑屈的;卑屈的
servile /ˈsɜːvaɪl/ TEM8
形容词 If you say that someone is servile, you disapprove of them because they are too eager to obey someone or do things for them. 奴性的; 恭顺的
He was subservient and servile.
他恭敬顺从,卑躬屈膝。
不可数名词
She's a curious mixture of stubbornness and servility.
她是固执与恭顺的结合体,令人难以捉摸。
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
relating to or involving slaves
Brown's attempt at servile insurrection ; the servile wars of Sicily
附属性的;(单词)非词根的
附属性成分(指除词根以外的前缀、后缀等构词成分等)
... serviceable 可用的,耐用的 servile 奴性的,百依百顺的 servitude 奴役,劳役 ...
... 卑躬屈节的人 reptile 卑屈的 servile 卑屈 servilité ...
... Reservation 印第安人的居留地和保留地 observe 观察,评论 servile 过分顺从的 conserve 保存,保全 (反)squander 浪费 ...
... conforming遵守(规则、法则等)的... servile屈从的 subservient卑屈的 ...
奴隶的;奴性的;卑屈的;卑屈的
He was subservient and servile.
他恭敬顺从,卑躬屈膝。
They were obsequious and servile and did not presume to talk to their masters as if they were their equals.
他们既卑躬屈膝又恭敬顺从,不敢像对待自己的同类一样与自己的主人交谈。
I hate the touch of servile hands.
我厌恶被人卑屈地迎候。
The pro athlete, and his once-servile relationship to owners and league management, had changed, too.
Laos's terror of looking foolish before Hanoi shows once again how servile is its relationship with Vietnam.
First, it must be affirmed that, as with ancient Greeks, Americans find bows, prostrations, and other servile gestures distasteful.
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