sub·ser·vi·ent

adjective

/səbˈsɜːviənt/

/səbˈsɜːrviənt/

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。
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。

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin subservient- ‘subjecting to, complying with’, from the verb subservire (see sub-, serve).

单词	subservient
释义	sub·ser·vi·ent adjective /səbˈsɜːviənt/ /səbˈsɜːrviənt/ 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。 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。 Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin subservient- ‘subjecting to, complying with’, from the verb subservire (see sub-, serve).
随便看	self-government selfgovernment self-governments self-guard self-guarded self-guards self-guidances self harm self-harm selfharm self-harm_1 self-harm_2 self-harmed self-harmer self-harming self-harms self-hatreds self help self-help selfhelp self-help_1 self-help_2 self-helpers self-helpful self-helpfulness