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单词 subserve
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sub•serve  (səb sûrv′),USA pronunciation v.t., -served, -serv•ing. 
  1. to be useful or instrumental in promoting (a purpose, action, etc.):Light exercise subserves digestion.
  2. [Obs.]to serve as a subordinate.
  • Latin subservīre, equivalent. to sub- sub- + servīre to serve
  • 1610–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
subserve /səbˈsɜːv/ vb (transitive)
  1. to be helpful or useful to
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin subservīre to be subject to, from sub- + servīre to serve
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