subservient
US /səbˈsɝː.vi.ənt/
UK /səbˈsɜː.vi.ənt/
形容词
1.
屈从的, 卑屈的
willing to obey others unquestioningly; submissive
示例:
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She refused to be subservient to her husband's every whim.
她拒绝屈从于丈夫的每一个心血来潮。
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The press was accused of being subservient to the government.
媒体被指责唯政府马首是瞻。
2.
从属的, 次要的
less important; subordinate
示例:
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Individual rights are sometimes subservient to the interests of the state.
个人权利有时从属于国家利益。
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He believed that art should be subservient to politics.
他认为艺术应该服务于政治。