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menial

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英 [ˈmi:niəl]
美 [ˈminiəl, ˈminjəl]
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  • adj.

    (指工作)卑贱的,不体面的;

  • n.

    (干粗活的)家仆;

  • 变形

    复数:menials

    英英释义

    menial[ 'mi:niəl, -njəl ]

    • n.a domestic servant

      同义词:dogsbody

    • adj.used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

      同义词:humblelowly

    学习怎么用

    双语例句

    用作形容词(adj.)
    1. he performed the menial chore of shining shoes.
      他像仆人一样做些擦鞋的家务活。
    2. There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.
      没有卑贱的工作,只有卑贱的态度。
    用作名词(n.)
    1. There is a positive attitude here, from the boss down to the lowliest menial.
      在这里上至老板下至最低微的下人,都有很积极的态度。

    权威例句

    The Menial Art of Cooking
    The menial and the sublime
    The menial and the sublime.
    Spiritual and Menial Housework
    There is no such thing as a menial task in nursing.
    The Menial Art of Cooking: Archaeological Studies of Cooking and Food Preparation
    Post-partum menial disorder in an unselected sample. The influence of pamy
    Blocking Causal Drainage and Other Maintenance Chores with Menial Causation
    Supravalvular aortic stenosis associated with menial retardation and characteristic faces
    ‘It is their nature to do menial labour’: the racialization of ‘Latino/a workers’ by agricultural employers