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单词 subservient
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sub·ser·vi·ent

adjective
/səbˈsɜːviənt/
/səbˈsɜːrviənt/
  1. subservient (to somebody/something) (disapproving) too willing to obey other people恭顺的;驯服的;谄媚的;卑躬屈膝的
    • The press was accused of being subservient to the government.有人指责新闻界一味迎合政府。
    • Women were expected to take subservient roles.人们期待女性承担恭顺的角色。
  2. subservient (to something) (formal) less important than something else次要;从属于
    • 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。
    • Every consideration was subservient to the overriding need to cut costs.每一项考虑都服从于削减成本的首要需求。
  3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin subservient- ‘subjecting to, complying with’, from the verb subservire (see sub-, serve).
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