subservient /səbˈsɚvijənt/ adjective Learner's definition of SUBSERVIENT
[more subservient; most subservient]
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: very willing or too willing to obey someone else卑躬屈膝的;恭顺的;屈从的 -
She left her first husband because he wanted a subservient [=submissive] wife.她离开了自己的第一任丈夫,因为那个人想要一个恭顺的妻子。
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She refused to take/accept/play a subservient role in their marriage.她拒绝在他们的婚姻中充当/担任/扮演一个卑躬屈膝的角色。
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often + to 2
formal : less important than something or someone else次要的;从属的 —
usually + to — subservience
/səbˈsɚvijəns/ noun [noncount]