
servant
美['sɜːrvənt] 英['sɜːvənt]
n. 仆人
详细释义
n.(名词)- 仆人,佣人
- 雇员,事务员 ;公务员,公仆,官吏
- <旧>奴仆,奴隶
- 服务员
- 献身...的人,追随者,奴仆般受制于…的人
- 信徒,献身于神者
- 服务于…的事物
- 有用之物
双解释义
n.(名词)- [C] 仆人,佣人 a person who is paid to do personal services for sb, such as cleaning or cooking, especially in their house
- [C] 雇员,公务人员 a person who serves sb, rather than controlling their activities
英英释义
Noun- a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
- in a subordinate position;
"theology should be the handmaiden of ethics" "the state cannot be a servant of the church"
组词搭配
动词+~- employ a servant雇用仆人
- engage a servant雇用佣人
- hire a servant雇用佣人
- keep a servant雇着佣人
- make sth a servant of使某物为…服务
- sack a servant解雇仆人
- send for a servant召唤佣人
- starve a servant使佣人挨饿
- turn away a servant把佣人打发走
- use a servant使用佣人
形容词+~- civil servant文职人员
- female servant女仆
- good servant忠仆
- hired servant雇用的仆人
- indoor servant室内仆人
- loyal servant忠实的仆人
- obedient servant恭顺的仆人
- old servant老仆人
- outdoor servant户外仆人
- personal servant贴身仆人
- public servant公务员,政府官员
- trusted servant可信赖的仆人
名词+~- post office servant邮局工作人员
- railway servant铁路职员
~+介词- servant of the people人民的勤务员
- servant to…的仆人
例句
用作名词(n.)- Satan is still a servant of God.撒旦仍是上帝的奴仆。
- The servant enjoyed his master's confidence.这仆人深得主人的信赖。
- He is a humble and submissive servant.他是个恭顺的仆人。
- A politician should be a servant of the people.政治家应是人民的公仆。
词语用法
n.(名词)servant的基本意思是“仆人”“佣人”,主要指为雇主做家务的人,带有一定的受压迫的意味,引申还可指受政府雇用为社会公共事业服务的“雇员”“公务人员”,作此解时,常与介词of连用。 public servant的意思是“公仆”, general servant指“杂役”。 在现在,表示“雇来做家务事的人”应避免用servant,尤其是在广告或称呼语中可用houseworker, maid, nurse等词代替。 公函末尾署名前常可用Your obedient servant作客套用语。