| 单词 | your servant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyour servant Phrases P1. servant of all work n. (also †servant for all work) now archaic and historical a (usually female) servant who is engaged to do all kinds of domestic work, as opposed to having one particular role or responsibility (cf. work n. Phrases 1c); a factotum; also figurative. Cf. maid-of-all-work n. (a) at maid n.1 3b. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > maid or housemaid > maid-of-all-work general servant1725 servant of all work1754 maid-of-all-work1801 slavey1821 universal maid1840 marchioness1883 skivvy1902 1754 London Daily Advertiser 21 Sept. (advt.) Wanted immediately, a sober young Woman, as a Servant for all Work, in a Tradesman's Family. 1758 Public Advertiser 1 Mar. (advt.) A Servant of all Work is wanted. 1785 L. MacNally Fashionable Levities iv. i. 52 Your conscience is a servant of all work—which you discharge at a moment's warning. 1844 Quaver 459 He was..servant of all work; he milked the cow; he dunged the byre, and thatched it, he went to market; [etc.]. 1984 Times 4 July 13/5 Mary..joined the family as a servant of all work during the First World War to replace ‘poor Mimi’ who was German and had to be repatriated. 2009 A. Kay Found. Female Entrepreneurship v. 96 It was not uncommon..for ‘servants of all work’ to share some responsibility for the children of the house, in addition to cleaning, cooking, washing, ironing, food shopping and so on. servant of servants n. a slave in a position of the most extreme or most demeaning servitude.Chiefly in or with reference to the biblical use in Genesis 9:25. [After post-classical Latin servus servorum (Vulgate), itself after Hebrew ʿeḇeḏ ʿăḇāḏīm (Genesis 9:25).] ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > slavery or bondage > [noun] > slave > one in most degrading slavery servant of servantsa1425 a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Gen. ix. 25 Cursid be the child Canaan, he schal be seruaunt of seruauntis [L. servus servorum] to hise britheren. 1700 J. Buerdsell Disc. & Ess. Several Subj. 49 For is not Canaan sentenc'd to be a Servant of Servants, for the Unnaturalness of his Father Ham? 1848 J. Baker Rev. Bible 26 Here Noah is represented as cursing his son Canaan..dooming him to be a servant of servants unto his brethren. 1962 Ebony July 74/1 Did Canaan become Shem and Japheth's ‘servant of servants?’ Quite the contrary. servant of the servants of God n. the Pope (often as a title). [After post-classical Latin servus servorum Dei (first used as a papal title by Gregory the Great (6th cent.)).] ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > [noun] popeeOE apostoilec1275 vicary1303 vicar1340 bridge maker1341 Antichristc1370 vicar generalc1386 Holy Fatherc1400 servant of the servants of Godc1405 His Holy Fatherhood?a1425 universal bishopc1475 holiness1502 harlot1535 papa1555 Apostolic seat1560 vicegerent1572 man of Rome1581 pontiff1583 bullman1588 apostolicship1599 Pontifex Maximus1610 infallibleship1613 sanctity1633 popeship1641 decretaliarch1656 blessedness1670 Holy seata1674 infallibilityship1679 pontifexa1680 holyshipc1680 unholiness1682 His Infallibility1834 Pape1927 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Ellesmere) (1877) §773 The Pope calleth hym-self seruant of the seruantz of god. 1535 W. Marshall tr. Marsilius of Padua Def. of Peace ii. xxv. f. 104 I also Leo the seruaunte of the seruauntes of god, bysshop, with all the clargye & the people of Rome, do constytute, confyrme, and roborate, [etc.]. 1715 Sir Richard Steele's Recantation 7 You cannot meet with a more generous Adversary, than the Servant of the Servants of God, Clement XI. your particular very humble Servant. 1857 Daily News 15 June 5/3 It might be illnaturedly said that this being carried upon men's shoulders does not very well agree with the humility of the ‘Servant of the servants of God’. 1998 Independent (Nexis) 16 Oct. 1 These were the ‘world leaders’ back in October 1978, when a little-known Polish cardinal stepped out on to St Peter's Square as the new pope... Twenty years on, those worldly leaders are long since retired or dead, but the ‘servant of the servants of God’ is still with us. P2. your servant. a. Used formulaically when ending a formal letter, to refer to oneself as the author when addressing a patron in the dedication of a book, etc. Cf. your adj. 4. Also frequently with modifying adjective, as your humble, obedient, etc., servant (see humble adj. 1c, obedient adj. 1c); in this form later also used more generally in other contexts, as an elaborate or self-deprecating way to refer to oneself. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous formulae [phrase] > conventional or deferential your servitorc1405 beadsman1420 your servant1438 your (most) obedient servant (etc.)1543 rest1572 respects1631 1438 in O. T. Bruce Liber Cartarum Prioratus St. Andree (1841) 430 Rycht worschipfull lord and derast maistir Jamys of Kyninmond of that ilke yhoure humble seruand rycht mekly besekis yhoure hee lordschip that [etc.]. ?1444 J. Gresham in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 14 Wretyn right simply... By your most symple seruaunt Jamys Gresham. 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) Ded. 1 Your most humble servant william Caxton amonge other of your seruantes sendes unto yow peas. ?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Uiv Written by your vnworthy seruant. 1649 R. Lovelace Lucasta: Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs 101 But now to close all I must switch-hard. Servant ever; Lovelace Richard. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 314. ⁋4 I..shall take it for a mighty Favour, if you will give me..Advice... I am once more, Sir, Your obliged humble Servant, John Trott. 1835 C. Dickens Let. 18 Dec. (1965) I. 109 A driver was chosen by ballot, and your humble servant was unanimously appointed Guard. 1845 W. D. Macray Man. Brit. Historians Ded. To the Rev. Bulkeley Bandinel,..this volume is..dedicated, by his obedient and obliged servant. 1915 Let. in Times 11 Dec. 10/3 Your obedient servant, A Derby Recruit. 1997 A. Miller Ingenious Pain v. 215 Keep an eye on my sister, she is not used to being alone. I am, Sir, your most obliged and humble servant, Julius Lestrade. b. Used as a respectful greeting or salutation, as when meeting or taking leave of someone. Sometimes elliptically as servant. Now archaic. ΚΠ 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 62 I come to yow in the name and at the request of a gentil knight he saying your seruaunt, the whiche requireth yow, that of your grace hit wolde plese yow that he might speke with yow. 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. H3 Lo, into my former state I returne againe, poore Iack Wilton and your seruant am I, as I was at the beginning, and so will I perseuer to my liues ending. 1615 T. Tomkis Albumazar ii. vii. sig. E3 Lel. 'Tis done. I kisse your hands Eugenio. Evg. Your seruant, sir. 1664 J. Wilson Cheats ii. i. 18 Mo. Have a little patience Madam, and I'll send you a preparation of my own:—In the mean time your servant:—I am staid for at present. Exit. 1705 T. Walker Wit of Woman ii. 21 Enter Boastwit. Boast. So, Sir, your Servant, your Servant, Captain. 1848 L. A. Chamerovzow Philip of Lutetia 18 ‘Madame Giboulette, sir, at your service!’ ‘Servant, mam'selle!’ replied Legendre, doffing his cap to Madelaine. 1884 G. A. Sala Dead Men tell no Tales 87/2 I leave you to the enjoyment of your punch. Gentlemen, I am your servant. Au revoir! 1986 J. Feather Smuggler's Lady (2000) iii. 37 ‘Lady Blake,’ he murmured in response to the introduction. ‘Servant, ma'am.’ His lips brushed the air above the small hand in his palm. 2009 J. Fulford Wayward Governess (2012) xvi. 279 ‘Lord Destermere, at your service.’..‘Your servant, my lord.’ ΚΠ 1668 C. Sedley Mulberry-garden iv. i. 45 Mod. Womens favours, like the gifts Of Fairies, if once spoke of, vanish. Wild. O your Servant, what say you Estridge? 1722 R. Steele Conscious Lovers ii. 33 Ind. First give me leave to thank you, for my Tickets. Bev. jun. O! your Servant, Madam. 1770 S. Foote Lame Lover iii. 65 Oh! if you are angry, your servant—I thought that the news would have pleas'd you. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. vi. 127 Sen. I shall be content with a few selections..Tes. O, your servant!—those you shall have without demur. 1861 G. Meredith Evan Harrington II. vii. 134 ‘We won't enter into the mysteries of origin,’ quoth Lady Jocelyn. ‘Exactly, my lady. Oh, your servant, of course. Before ladies.’ < as lemmas |
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