servant
UK/'sɜːv(ə)nt/US/'sә:vәnt/
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释义
n.
A person employed to do domestic or personal work for another
仆人，佣人
n.
A person who works for the state or public (esp. in 'civil/public servant')
公职人员（如 civil/public servant）
词根拆分
词根派生serv（服务）+ -ant（「做……的人」）= 服务的人。历史上指家仆，但今天最常见于 civil servant、public servant——为国家而非私人主人服务的人。
词根 serv 还连着 62 个词常用搭配
- 1.civil servant公务员
- 2.public servant公仆
- 3.domestic servant家仆
- 4.faithful servant忠实的仆人
例句
- 1.
In Victorian England, wealthy families kept many servants.
在维多利亚时代的英国，富裕家庭雇用许多仆人。
- 2.
As a civil servant, she has worked in three different ministries.
作为公务员，她曾在三个不同的部门任职。
- 3.
He saw himself as a servant of the people, not their ruler.
他视自己为人民的公仆，而非统治者。