menial 详细解释

menial

['mi:niəl]

adj.适合仆人做的, 卑微的
n.佣人, 家仆,卑贱的人

a.

1. 仆人的; 适于仆人的

menial tasks such as washing pots and pans

诸如洗壶涮锅之类由佣人做的活

2. 奴颜婢膝的; 卑贱的

n.

奴仆; 奴颜婢膝的人[C]

词形变化

副词: menially |

词义辨析

同义参见:

dependent  helper  slave  servant  satellite  

英英释义

名词 menial:

a domestic servant

同义词：dogsbody

形容词 menial:

used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

同义词：humble, lowly

补充

menialmenial英:[ˈmi:niəl] 美:[ˈminiəl, ˈminjəl]adj.1.(指工作)卑贱的, 不体面的n.1.(干粗活的)家仆

例句

1. low-paid menial jobs, such as cleaning and domestic work报酬少的低级工作, 比如打扫卫生和家务活儿 2. She accused university-educated nurses of not wanting to carry out menial tasks.她指责那些受过大学教育的护士不愿做低级工作。 3. She has been reduced to doing menial work to make ends meet.她已被迫去做一些卑微的工作来维持生计。 4. Many of them are menial workers.他们中的许多人都是低级工人。 5. He was raised by an uncle who treated him as little more than a menial servant.他由一位只不过把他当作低下仆人对待的叔叔抚养长大。 6. It's no good having a menial attitude these days.现今采取奴颜婢膝的态度毫无益处。 7. A number of polite and unobtrusive menials fetched and carried.许多礼貌而谦恭的仆人听候差遣。 8. menial factory jobs.低贱的工厂职业。 9. a menial job杂务 10. a menial job枯燥的工作 11. She thought household chores were menial and unimportant.她认为家务活既枯燥又不重要。 12. performing menial labor/tasks做枯燥的体力活/工作 13. low-paid menials低收入的下等仆人

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