servant
英 [ˈsɜ:vənt] 美 [ˈsɜrvənt]

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)

1. [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
2. [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.)

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

权威例句

On becoming a servant-leader
The power of servant-leadership
On becoming a servant-leader /
The Power of servant - leadership : essays
Servant-leadership in organizations: Inspirational and moral
Servant leadership : a journey into the nature of legitimate power and greatness
Maule's "Isesomo: God’s servant in Congo"(book review)
Character and Servant-Leadership: Ten Characteristics of Effective, Caring Leaders
President Pulls out All the Stops for His Faithful Servant ; THE LABOUR LEADERSHIP
GDNF Family Neurotrophic Factor Signaling: Four Masters, One Servant? ☆