servile
/ˈsɜːvaɪl/adjective
1
- having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others奴态的; 卑屈的:
bowing his head in a servile manner.
他奴态十足地鞠躬。
2
- of or characteristic of a slave or slaves奴隶(似)的。
派生词
servilely
adverbservility
noun词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'suitable for a slave or for the working class'): from Latin servilis, from servus 'slave'.