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单词 slavish
释义 slav·ish
\ˈslāvish, -vēsh sometimes ÷-lav-\ adjective
Etymology: slave (I) + -ish
1.
 a. archaic : slave 2a
 b. : requiring hard work : laborious
  < slavish attention and practice were required — Richard Hayward >
2.
 a. : resembling or characteristic of a slave : spineless, submissive
  < a slavish yes-man to the party bosses — S.H.Adams >
 b. archaic : of a despicable naturecontemptible, low
  < to lie is a slavish vice — James Astry >
3. archaic : of a despotic nature : oppressive
 < shake off our slavish yoke — Shakespeare >
4. : copying obsequiously or without originality : imitative
 < out of the realm of mere slavish imitation of nature — Aldous Huxley >
Synonyms: see subservient
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