Wordiyosubservient
🇬🇧 UK/səb'sɜːvɪənt/🇺🇸 US/sәb'sә:viәnt/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Excessively obedient and eager to serve or please; subordinate in function or role
屈从的；奉承的；从属的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.subservient role从属角色
- 2.subservient to the needs of服从……的需要
- 3.completely subservient完全屈从
- 4.[subservient attitude]奉承的态度
Example Sentences
- 1.
Employees were expected to be subservient and never question management decisions.
- 2.
In this model, individual needs are subservient to the goals of the collective.
- 3.
She grew tired of playing a subservient role and decided to speak up.