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单词 servility
释义
servility
noun[U,S]
formaldisapproving
uk
/sɜːˈvɪl.ə.ti/us
/sɝːˈvɪl.ə.t̬i/
thequalityof beingservile(= tooeagertoserveandpleasesomeoneelse):
卑躬屈膝；谄媚
Shefoundthe servility of thehotelstaffembarrassing.她觉得酒店员工谄媚的态度令人尴尬。
Theworldtheywanttocreateis one ofconstantsubmissionand servility.他们想要创造的世界是一个不断屈服和充满奴性的世界。
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  • Shedrewaproperdistinctionbetweenloyaltyand servility.
  • Hedisplayeda servility which wascompletelyatoddswith hisimposingphysicalpresence.
  • Thewaiterspokewith asortofcoolservility that wasprofessionalto thepointofcontempt.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Praising insincerely or too eagerly
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  • idealization
  • massagesomeone'segoidiom
  • obsequious
  • people pleaser
  • play up tosomeone
  • schmooze
  • slobber
  • toady
  • toadying
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(Definition ofservilityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofservility

servility
According to this understanding of dignity,servilityand selfdeprecation are moral defects.
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Courtiers were compromised by theservilitythey must display in their places at court.
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Likewise, one should be able to recognize the existence of negative relationships such asservility, domination and oppression.
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Furthermore, the distinctions he makes, in the same place, between humility andservility, arrogance and selfrespect, also appeal to this masculine discipline and ideal of the noble.
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But in this there is no evidence ofservilityor sycophancy and no disposition to indulge in fulsome adulation.
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It is thisservilitythat has delayed a measure as basic as banning asbestos for so long.
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But there is no reason why we should addservilityto subjection.
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We wonder at his versatility, but, surely, politicalservilityhas never reached such a nadir.
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A successful leader of revolt whose aim is to drive you out of the country you treat almost withservility.
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He serves withoutservility, he has fought without enmity.
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This sort ofservilitycannot be reconciled with the important right to work.
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It is quite erroneous to equate service withservility.
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It is nonsensical to equate service withservility.
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That is the amount of patronage, the amount ofservility, and the creeping and crawling which goes on.
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What are we reduced to butservilityand the acceptance of foreign troops in this country?
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