释义
[ suh b-sur -vee-uh nt ] SHOW IPA
/ səbˈsɜr vi ənt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
servile; excessively submissive; obsequious: subservient persons; subservient conduct.
useful in promoting a purpose or end.
Origin of subservient 1625–35; <Latin subservient- (stem of subserviēns, present participle of subservīre to subserve), equivalent to sub- sub- + servi-, stem of servīre to serve + -ent -ent
OTHER WORDS FROM subservient sub·ser·vi·ence, sub·ser·vi·en·cy, noun sub·ser·vi·ent·ly, adverb un·sub·ser·vi·ent, adjective un·sub·ser·vi·ent·ly, adverb Words nearby subservient subsequently, subsere, subserous, subserous plexus, subserve, subservient , subset, subshell, subshrub, subside, subsidence
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Example sentences from the Web for subservient After World War II, there was a long phase in which central banks were subservient to governments.
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Here, in Scotland, surrounded by subservient friends and well–trained servants, he longed for rest.
But this is not the case, since consideration and reflection no less than hearing are subservient to comprehension.
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He 337 had been subservient to Nicholas, extravagantly amused to learn of the trick that had been played.
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But even upon these we have improved, and nowadays, our whole social organisation is subservient to detection.
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The beautiful parts, the embellishments of chivalry, were subservient to his ambition.
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British Dictionary definitions for subservient adjective obsequious in behaviour or attitude
serving as a means to an end
a less common word for subordinate (def. 2)
Derived forms of subservient subserviently , adverb subservience or subserviency , noun Word Origin for subservient C17: from Latin subserviēns complying with, from subservīre to subserve
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