menial

C2 大学 FREQ #32223

a. 适合仆人做的, 卑微的 n. 仆人

发音

其它 /ˈmiːni.əl/

词形变化

menials 复数 menials more menial 比较级 most menial 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

仆人；住家佣工；下贱的人

形容词

卑微的；仆人的；适合仆人做的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A servant, especially a domestic servant.

  2. 2.

    A person who has a subservient nature.

adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.

    低微的

    卑微的

  2. 2.

    Of or relating to unskilled work.

    menial job

  3. 3.

    Servile; low; mean.

    a menial wretch

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

servant retainer
形容词

同义词 2

humble lowly

近义相关 1

unskilled

词源

From Middle English meyneal, from Anglo-Norman mesnal, from maisnee (“household”), from Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta, from Latin mānsiō (“house”).

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