servility

UK/sɜː'vɪlɪtɪ/US/sә:'viliti/

Definitions

Excessive willingness to obey or please; slavish submissiveness

奴性；卑屈；奴颜婢膝

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

servserve; keep, guard, watch over

-ilitystate, quality, condition

=servility

servile + -ity (state) = the state of being servile. A formal noun for grovelling obedience: 'cringing servility,' 'blind servility.' Points back to servile.

Root serv still carries 62 more words

Common Collocations

1.cringing servility卑躬屈膝的奴性
2.blind servility盲目顺从

Example Sentences

1.
His cringing servility toward the manager disgusted his colleagues.

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