servant

servant读音音标

英 [ˈsɜ:vənt]

美 [ˈsɜrvənt]

servant意思解释

n.

仆人，佣人，雇工；

[美]奴仆，奴隶；

官吏，公务员，服务员；

随员，献身…的人

变形

复数：servants

双语释义

n.(名词)

[C] 仆人,佣人 a person who is paid to do personal services for sb, such as cleaning or cooking, especially in their house[C] 雇员,公务人员 a person who serves sb, rather than controlling their activities

英英释义

servant

[ \'sə:vənt ]

n.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

同义词：retainer

in a subordinate position

\"the state cannot be a servant of the church\"

同义词：handmaidhandmaiden

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～employ a servant雇用仆人engage a servant雇用佣人hire a servant雇用佣人keep a servant雇着佣人make sth a servant of使某物为…服务sack a servant解雇仆人send for a servant召唤佣人starve a servant使佣人挨饿turn away a servant把佣人打发走use a servant使用佣人形容词+～civil servant文职人员female servant女仆good servant忠仆hired servant雇用的仆人indoor servant室内仆人loyal servant忠实的仆人obedient servant恭顺的仆人old servant老仆人outdoor servant户外仆人personal servant贴身仆人public servant公务员,政府官员trusted servant可信赖的仆人名词+～post office servant邮局工作人员railway servant铁路职员～+介词servant of the people人民的勤务员servant to…的仆人

词组短语

civil servant

公务员；文职人员

public servant

公务员；公仆；公用事业公司或其员工

servant girl

n. 女仆

national public servant

n. 国家公务员

fellow servant

n. 同主雇员

同近义词辨析

attendant, servant, waiter

这组词都有“服务员”的意思，其区别是：

attendant

多指跟随某人并为其服务的人。也可指一般意义的“服务员”。

servant

指吃住在他人家为挣工资而干活的人，也指被雇用的人或指广义的“公仆”。

waiter

指在饭店、旅馆等处的男服务员，女服务员为waitress。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)Satan is still a servant of God.撒旦仍是上帝的奴仆。The servant enjoyed his master\'s confidence.这仆人深得主人的信赖。He is a humble and submissive servant.他是个恭顺的仆人。A politician should be a servant of the people.政治家应是人民的公仆。