subservient
UK/səb'sɜːvɪənt/US/sәb'sә:viәnt/
C2
释义
adj.
Too willing to obey others; excessively submissive
屈从的;唯命是从的
adj.
Less important than something else; serving as a means to an end
从属的;次要的(subservient to)
词根拆分
词根派生sub-(「在下」)+ serv(服务)+ -ient = 在下面服侍。由此生出两义:被压在他人之下的人(过分顺从),以及被置于某目标之下的事物(变得次要)。想象一个永远在下、永远伺候上面那位的人。
词根 serv 还连着 62 个词常用搭配
- 1.subservient role从属角色
- 2.subservient to屈从于、从属于
- 3.completely subservient完全屈从
例句
- 1.
She resented being treated as subservient to her male colleagues.
她痛恨被当作从属于男同事的角色对待。
- 2.
In that company, ethics were always subservient to profit.
在那家公司,道德永远屈居于利润之下。
- 3.
He played a quiet, subservient role throughout the negotiations.
整个谈判过程中,他都扮演着安静的从属角色。