音标:['mi:niәl] ;
a. 适合仆人做的, 卑微的
n. 仆人
n. a domestic servant
词型变化:名词复数形式 : menials
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词100%

menial的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. he performed the menial chore of shining shoes.他像仆人一样做些擦鞋的家务活。
  2. 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.)
  1. 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
【近义词】

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