new
menial的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:
英英释义
Noun:
-
a domestic servant
-
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
menial的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
- he performed the menial chore of shining shoes.
他像仆人一样做些擦鞋的家务活。 - There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.
没有卑贱的工作,只有卑贱的态度。
用作名词 (n.)
- There is a positive attitude here, from the boss down to the lowliest menial.
在这里上至老板下至最低微的下人,都有很积极的态度。
经典引文
-
His nature was so menial that he was unhappy without dust-pan and brush.
出自: S. Spender -
He could hardly ask her to do such menial work.
出自: B. Pym