subservient
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ If you are subservient, you do whatever someone wants you to do. 順從的
Her willingness to be subservient to her children isolated her. 她對她的孩子們順從的意愿使她陷于孤立。
2. subservienceN-UNCOUNT 順從
...an austere regime stressing obedience and subservience to authority. …一個強調(diào)對當(dāng)局的服從和恭順的嚴(yán)厲政權(quán)。
3. ADJ If you treat one thing as subservient to another, you treat it as less important than the other thing. 從屬的; 次要的[v-link ADJ 'to' n]
The woman's needs are seen as subservient to the group interest. 這名婦女的需要被視為從屬于集體利益。
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subservient /s?b?s??v??nt/
劍橋詞典
- willing to do what other people want , or considering your wishes as less important than those of other people
恭順的，屈從的；低聲下氣的
Women were expected to adopt a subservient role /position . 女性曾被認(rèn)為應(yīng)該處于從屬地位。
His other interests were subservient to his compelling passion for art . 他的其他活動都必須讓位給他對藝術(shù)的執(zhí)著熱愛。 返回 subservient