menial
US /ˈmiː.ni.əl/
UK /ˈmiː.ni.əl/
形容詞
1.
卑微的, 瑣碎的, 不需技巧的
used to describe work that is boring, makes you feel tired, and is given a low social value
範例:
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He had to take a menial job to pay the bills.
為了付帳單，他不得不做一份卑微的工作。
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The staff were tired of performing menial tasks all day.
員工們厭倦了整天做些瑣碎卑微的任務。
名詞
1.
僕人, 雜工
a person who does boring or very low-status work
範例:
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He was treated like a menial by his superiors.
他被上司當成僕人一樣對待。
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The kitchen menials worked long hours for little pay.
廚房的雜工工作時間長，報酬卻很少。
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