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sub·ser·vi·ent /səbˈsɜːvɪənt/
a.
1. 屈从的；恭顺的；低声下气的，俯首贴耳的
a subservient smirk 谄笑
He was completely subservient to his wife. 他对妻子完全俯首贴耳。
The council was regarded as too subservient to the government. 该委员会被认为过于顺从政府意旨。
2. 有利的，有益的，有用的
Small shops were subservient to the needs of poor people. 小商店方便了穷苦人的需要。
3. 从属的，附属的；辅助的
be subservient to a foreign power economically 经济上受某外国支配
[< L subserviēns complying with < subservīre to subserve] |