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单词 menial
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me·ni·al

adjective
/ˈmiːniəl/
/ˈmiːniəl/
(usually disapproving)
  1. (of work) not considered important; not needing special skills and often boring or badly paid不需技巧的;枯燥的;报酬低的
    • menial jobs/work低端的工作
    • menial tasks like cleaning the floor擦地板这种琐碎的工作
    Topics Working lifec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMenial is used with these nouns:
    • job
    • task
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘domestic’): from Old French, from mesnee ‘household’.

me·ni·al

noun
/ˈmiːniəl/
/ˈmiːniəl/
(old-fashioned)
  1. a person with a menial job仆人;佣人
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘domestic’): from Old French, from mesnee ‘household’.
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