词汇 | subservient |
释义 | subservient 1 ENTRIES FOUND: subservient (adjective) subservient /səbˈsɚvijənt/ adjective subservient /səbˈsɚvijənt/ adjective Learner's definition of SUBSERVIENT [more subservient; most subservient] 1 : very willing or too willing to obey someone else卑躬屈膝的;恭顺的;屈从的 She left her first husband because he wanted a subservient [=submissive] wife.她离开了自己的第一任丈夫,因为那个人想要一个恭顺的妻子。 She refused to take/accept/play a subservient role in their marriage.她拒绝在他们的婚姻中充当/担任/扮演一个卑躬屈膝的角色。 — often + to She refused to be subservient to her husband.她拒绝屈从于她的丈夫。 2 formal : less important than something or someone else次要的;从属的 — usually + to He believes that rights of individuals should be subservient to the rights of society as a whole.他认为个人权利应该服从于整个社会的权利。 — subservience /səbˈsɚvijəns/ noun [noncount] |
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