menial
英 ['miːnɪəl]
美['minjəl]
- adj. 卑微的；仆人的；适合仆人做的
- n. 仆人；住家佣工；下贱的人
词态变化
复数: menials;
助记提示
1. remain => menial.
2. "pertaining to a household".
2. "pertaining to a household".
中文词源
menial 仆人，佣人
来自古法语mesnie,家庭，来自拉丁语mansionem,居住，居住地，词源同manor,mansion.字面意思即家里面的，附属于一个家庭的，后引申词义仆人，佣人。词义演变比较family.
英英释意
- 1. a domestic servant
英文词源
- menial (adj.)
- late 14c., "pertaining to a household," from Anglo-French meignial, from Old French mesnie "household," earlier mesnede, from Vulgar Latin *mansionata, from Latin mansionem "dwelling" (see mansion). Sense of "lowly, humble, suited to a servant" is recorded by 1670s.
- menial (n.)
- "domestic servant," late 14c., meynyal; see menial (adj.).
实用场景例句
- He was forced to take a series of menial jobs.
- 他被迫做一连串琐碎的杂活.
《简明英汉词典》
- Hurstwood is hired by a different hotel to do menial jobs.
- 赫斯特伍德却在另一家旅馆里打杂.
辞典例句
- It delighted him to perform menial offices.
- 履行仆人的职责使他心花怒放.
辞典例句
- Manual or menial labor, such as barracks cleaning, assigned to soldiers.
- 劳务杂役分派给士兵的一年一次或两次的杂役(如打扫军营)
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- A person who does tedious , menial, or unpleasant work.
- 做苦工的人做单调 、 卑贱或不愉快工作的人.
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- Able to receive menial labour instruction and to do menial jobs.
- 愿意接受服务指导和从事服务工作.
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- Just a generation ago, women were largely confined to repetitive, menial jobs.
- 就在上一代人, 女性被限制于主要从事重复生产 、 仆人工作.
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- I think he is far too qualified for such a menial position.
- 我觉得让他来做这样低贱的工作实在是太可惜了.
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- He is far too qualified for such a menial position.
- 他做那样卑贱的工作,未免太可惜了.
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- She hated such menial tasks as washing the pots and pans.
- 她憎恶洗锅擦盘之类低贱的工作.
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- I was made to do a good deal of menial work.
- 我被指使去做许多下人的工作.
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- He'll take anything, even a menial kitchen job.
- 他愿意做任何事, 甚至是厨房里的杂役.
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- One who does menial work ; a drudge.
- 她做起事来几乎都是 四平八稳.
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- 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.
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- They believed that these life of menial work for granted, will not undermine the dignity.
- 他们认为,做这些生活中的粗活理所当然, 绝对无损体面.
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