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BNC: 20553 COCA: 26139

servile

adjective
/ˈsɜːvaɪl/
/ˈsɜːrvl/, /ˈsɜːrvaɪl/
(disapproving)
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  1. wanting too much to please somebody and obey them奴性的;逢迎的;恭順的
    • Parents have no right to demand servile obedience from their children.父母無權要求子女對自己百依百順。
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘suitable for a slave or for the working class’): from Latin servilis, from servus ‘slave’.
BNC: 20553 COCA: 26139
BNC: 20553 COCA: 26139
servile

adjective

servile ♦︎ smooth ♦︎ slick ♦︎ smarmy ♦︎ ingratiatingThese words all describe people who want too much to please sb or are too polite in an unpleasant or insincere way. 這些詞均表示竭力討好的、過分殷勤的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配a smooth / slick talkera servile / a smarmy / an ingratiating mannera smarmy / an ingratiating tone servile ˈsɜːvaɪl; NAmE ˈsɜːrvl, ˈsɜːrvaɪl (rather formal, disapproving) wanting too much to please sb and obey them 奴性的;逢迎的;恭順的Parents have no right to demand servile obedience from their children.父母無權要求子女對自己百依百順。 smooth (often disapproving) (of people, especially men, and their behaviour) very polite and pleasant, but in a way that is often not very sincere (尤指男人及其行爲)圓通的,八面玲珑的I don't like him. He's far too smooth for me.我不喜歡他,我覺得他太圓滑。He's something of a smooth operator.可以說他是個八面玲珑的滑頭。 slick (especially NAmE, often disapproving) smooth 圓通的;八面玲珑的a slick, fast-talking car salesman一個花言巧語、口若懸河的汽車推銷員I don't like him. He's way too slick for me.我不喜歡他,我覺得他太油滑。 smarmy (informal, disapproving) too polite in a way that is not sincere 過分殷勤的;谄媚的To be honest I found the hotel staff rather smarmy.老實說,我覺得這家旅館的員工太逢迎討好了。NOTE 辨析 Smooth, slick or smarmy?A person who is smarmy has an unpleasant manner which will make you react in a negative way towards them. A person who is smooth or slick has a confident and pleasant manner which may get them what they want, but actually should not be trusted. * smarmy表示殷勤得讓人感到不舒服,因而産生反感。smooth或slick形容某人的舉止很自信且討人喜歡,或許從而可達到他們的目的,但實際上這種人不可信賴He was a smooth / slick talker who seemed to be able to convince anyone to buy his rip-off radios.他能說會道,似乎能夠說服每個人去買他的冒牌收音機。 Smooth is used more in British English; slick is used more in American English. * smooth更多用在英式英語中,slick更多用在美式英語中。 ingratiating ɪnˈgreɪʃieɪtɪŋ (rather formal, disapproving) trying too hard to please sb 竭力討好的;巴結的They weren't just helpful, they were positively ingratiating.他們不只是願意幫忙,分明是在竭力討好。 see also ingratitate yourself flatter

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