- subservience (of somebody) (to somebody/something) (disapproving)
the fact of being too willing to obey other people 恭顺的;驯服的;谄媚的;卑躬屈膝的 his subservience to his brother 他对哥哥的顺从
- subservience of something (to something) (formal)
the fact of being less important than something else 次要;从属于 the subservience of drawing to the more traditional finished media (oil on canvas, sculpture, architecture, etc.) 绘画从属于更传统的成品媒体(油画、雕塑、建筑等)。