subservient

sәb'sә:viәnt

Collins 1

s. compliant and obedient to authority

a. 有帮助的, 有用的, 奉承的

Collins 星级

19,471

BNC 频率

21,667

使用频率

subservient 可以拆分为 sub-（下）和 servient（服务的），意思是“在下方服务的”，引申为“屈从的、顺从的”。

例句

1. She felt subservient to her boss and never expressed her own opinions.

她觉得自己对老板很顺从，从未表达过自己的观点。

2. In the past, women were often seen as subservient to men in many cultures.

在过去，许多文化中，女性常常被视为对男性的附属。

3. The employee's subservient attitude made it difficult for him to assert himself.

这位员工的顺从态度使他很难表达自己的观点。