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单词 slavish
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slavish


slav·ish

S0467400 (slā′vĭsh)adj.1. Of or characteristic of a slave or slavery; servile: Her slavish devotion to her job ruled her life.2. Showing no originality; blindly imitative: a slavish copy of the original.
slav′ish·ly adv.slav′ish·ness n.

slavish

(ˈsleɪvɪʃ) adj1. of or befitting a slave2. being or resembling a slave; servile3. unoriginal; imitative4. archaic ignoble ˈslavishly adv ˈslavishness n

slav•ish

(ˈsleɪ vɪʃ)

adj. 1. of or befitting a slave: slavish subjection. 2. being or resembling a slave; abjectly submissive. 3. deliberately imitative: a slavish reproduction. 4. base; mean; ignoble: slavish fears. [1555–65] slav′ish•ly, adv. slav′ish•ness, n. syn: See servile.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.slavish - blindly imitative; "a slavish copy of the original"unoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham
2.slavish - abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient"submissive, subservientservile - submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"

slavish

adjective1. imitative, unimaginative, unoriginal, conventional, second-hand, uninspired a slavish follower of fashion
imitative independent, original, imaginative, radical, creative, revolutionary, inventive
2. servile, cringing, abject, submissive, grovelling, mean, low, base, fawning, despicable, menial, sycophantic, obsequious slavish devotion
servile assertive, rebellious, wilful, masterful, domineering, self-willed

slavish

adjective1. Excessively eager to serve or obey:menial, obsequious, servile, subservient.2. Copying another in an inferior or obsequious way:apish, emulative, imitative.
Translations
sklavischpedissequoniewolniczaniewolniczeniewolniczyescravista

slavish


Related to slavish: slavishly
  • adj

Synonyms for slavish

adj imitative

Synonyms

  • imitative
  • unimaginative
  • unoriginal
  • conventional
  • second-hand
  • uninspired

Antonyms

  • independent
  • original
  • imaginative
  • radical
  • creative
  • revolutionary
  • inventive

adj servile

Synonyms

  • servile
  • cringing
  • abject
  • submissive
  • grovelling
  • mean
  • low
  • base
  • fawning
  • despicable
  • menial
  • sycophantic
  • obsequious

Antonyms

  • assertive
  • rebellious
  • wilful
  • masterful
  • domineering
  • self-willed

Synonyms for slavish

adj excessively eager to serve or obey

Synonyms

  • menial
  • obsequious
  • servile
  • subservient

adj copying another in an inferior or obsequious way

Synonyms

  • apish
  • emulative
  • imitative

Synonyms for slavish

adj blindly imitative

Related Words

  • unoriginal

adj abjectly submissive

Synonyms

  • submissive
  • subservient

Related Words

  • servile
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