servant
noun /ˈsɜːvənt/
/ˈsɜːrvənt/
Idioms - a person who works in another person’s house, and cooks, cleans, etc. for them
仆人；佣人 - a domestic servant
家仆 - a faithful/devoted/trusted servant
忠实的/忠诚的/可信赖的仆人 - They treat their mother like a servant.
他们像对待佣人一样对待自己的母亲。 - servant to somebody She was working as a servant to the Smith family.
她是史密斯家的仆人。 - servant of somebody one of the servants of the king of Persia
波斯国王的仆人之一
Topics Jobsb1- Servants scurried around him.
仆人们围着他跑前跑后。 - The duchess arrived, surrounded by her army of servants.
公爵夫人在大批随从的簇拥下抵达。 - The relationship was one of master and servant.
这是一种主人和仆人的关系。 - They went up another set of stairs to the servants' quarters.
他们上了另一层楼梯，来到仆人的住处。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- devoted
- faithful
- loyal
- …
- employ
- have
- call
- …
- serve somebody
- wait on somebody
- work
- …
- boy
- girl
- servant to
- an army of servants
- a servant of the Crown
- a servant of the people
- …
- a domestic servant
- servant (to/of something) a person who works for a company or an organization
（公司或机构的）雇员，职员 - Mr Bennet said his client was a loyal servant to the council.
班纳特先生说他的委托人是议会的忠实仆人。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- devoted
- faithful
- loyal
- …
- employ
- have
- call
- …
- serve somebody
- wait on somebody
- work
- …
- boy
- girl
- servant to
- an army of servants
- a servant of the Crown
- a servant of the people
- …
- Mr Bennet said his client was a loyal servant to the council.
- servant to/of something a person or thing that is controlled by something
奴仆般受制（或献身）于…的人；服务于…的事物 - He was willing to make himself a servant of his art.
他甘愿献身于自己的艺术。
- He was willing to make himself a servant of his art.
词源Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘(person) serving’, present participle (used as a noun) of servir ‘to serve’.
Idioms
your obedient servant
- (old use) used to end a formal letter
（用作正式信函的结束语）您恭顺的仆人