subservient
US /səbˈsɝː.vi.ənt/
UK /səbˈsɜː.vi.ənt/
形容詞
1.
屈從的, 卑屈的
willing to obey others unquestioningly; submissive
範例:
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She refused to be subservient to her husband's every whim.
她拒絕屈從於丈夫的每一個心血來潮。
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The press was accused of being subservient to the government.
媒體被指責唯政府馬首是瞻。
2.
從屬的, 次要的
less important; subordinate
範例:
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Individual rights are sometimes subservient to the interests of the state.
個人權利有時從屬於國家利益。
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He believed that art should be subservient to politics.
他認為藝術應該服務於政治。