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单词 menial
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
me•ni•al /ˈminiəl, ˈminyəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. degrading;
    low or unimportant:menial work.

n. [countable]
  1. a domestic servant.
me•ni•al•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
me•ni•al  (mē′nē əl, mēn′yəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. lowly and sometimes degrading:menial work.
  2. servile;
    submissive:menial attitudes.
  3. pertaining to or suitable for domestic servants;
    humble:menial furnishings.

n. 
  1. a domestic servant.
  2. a servile person.
  • Anglo-French me(i)nial. See meiny, -al1
  • Middle English meynyal 1350–1400
me′ni•al•ly, adv. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fawning. See servile. 
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged attendant, underling, hireling, lackey.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dignified.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged proud.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
menial /ˈmiːnɪəl/ adj
  1. consisting of or occupied with work requiring little skill, esp domestic duties such as cleaning
  2. of, involving, or befitting servants
  3. servile
 n
  1. a domestic servant
  2. a servile person
Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-Norman meignial, from Old French meinie household. See meiny
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