menial

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Definitions

adj.

Relating to low-status, unskilled work; servile or degrading.

卑微的;低贱的

n.

A domestic servant; a person in a subservient position.

仆人;佣人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
menialother
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He refused to do menial tasks that he considered beneath him.

  • 2.

    The menial worker performed household chores and cleaning.

  • 3.

    She rejected the menial position and sought better employment.

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