释义 |
servant ☞servantn. [′sɜːvǝnt] (servants)
双解释义 1. C 仆人,佣人 a person who is paid to do personal services for sb, such as cleaning or cooking, especially in their house2. C 雇员,公务人员 a person who serves sb, rather than controlling their activities基本要点 1. servant的基本意思是“仆人”“佣人”,主要指为雇主做家务的人,带有一定的受压迫的意味,引申还可指受政府雇用为社会公共事业服务的“雇员”“公务人员”,作此解时,常与介词of连用。2. public servant的意思是“公仆”, general servant指“杂役”。3. 在现在,表示“雇来做家务事的人”应避免用servant,尤其是在广告或称呼语中可用houseworker, maid, nurse等词代替。4. 公函末尾署名前常可用Your obedient servant作客套用语。词汇搭配 动词+~ employ a ~ 雇用仆人 engage a ~ 雇用佣人 hire a ~ 雇用佣人 keep a ~ 雇着佣人 make sth a ~ of 使某物为…服务 sack a ~ 解雇仆人 send for a ~ 召唤佣人 starve a ~ 使佣人挨饿 turn away a ~ 把佣人打发走 use a ~ 使用佣人形容词+~ civil ~ 文职人员 female ~ 女仆 good ~ 忠仆 hired ~ 雇用的仆人 indoor ~ 室内仆人 loyal ~ 忠实的仆人 obedient ~ 恭顺的仆人 old ~ 老仆人 outdoor ~ 户外仆人 personal ~ 贴身仆人 public ~ 公务员,政府官员 trusted ~ 可信赖的仆人名词+~ post office ~ 邮局工作人员 railway ~ 铁路职员~+介词 ~ of the people 人民的勤务员 ~ to …的仆人句型例句 A servant is obedient to his master. 仆人是顺从主人的。 The servant girl was very modest in her demands. 这小女佣并不贪心。 The estate consists of a main house, servants's quarters, a garage, stables and 100 acres of woods. 这地产包括一栋住宅,仆人住室,一个汽车库,几间马厩及100英亩的森林。 The servant girl was blasted by her boss. 女仆受到其上司的严责。 He keeps two servants, a cook and a gardener. 他雇有两个佣人,一个厨师和一个园丁。 How many masters would do this for his servant? 有多少主人会对仆人这样做呢? He is a trusted servant of the company. 他是公司里可靠的雇员。 A politician should be a servant of the people. 政治家应是人民的公仆。 The mayor is a public servant. 市长是公仆。 The policeman and the pedagogue are the two most important classes of public servant. 警察和教师是两种最重要的公仆。补充资料 [同义词] helper, maid, slave, vassal [词源] 古法语servant (服侍者) |