| 释义 |
serfish, a.|ˈsɜːfɪʃ|
[f. serf + -ish1.]
Having the (debasing) qualities of one in a servile condition; characteristic of a serf. Hence ˈserfishness.
1879Echo 18 Apr. 1/4 The negroes, either through serfish instincts, from intimidation, or from a not unfounded belief that their interests are identical, are voting with their old masters. 1906Mackinnon Hist. Mod. Liberty I. 145 There is no spirit of self-assertion in these serfish centuries to aspire to self-government. 1906Athenæum 5 May 539/1 The absence of allusion to ‘serfishness’ in the second volume [of Mackinnon]. |