menial
adjective /ˈmiːniəl/
/ˈmiːniəl/
(usually disapproving)- (of work
) not considered important; not needing special skills and often boring or badly paid工作 不需技巧的;枯燥的;报酬低的 - menial jobs/work
枯燥的工作 - menial tasks like cleaning the floor
擦地板这种琐碎的工作
Collocations DictionaryMenial is used with these nouns:- job
- task
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘domestic’): from Old French, from mesnee ‘household’. - menial jobs/work