Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1878
Fully loadedservant
仆人；佣人；雇工
a person hired to perform household or other duties for another person, receiving payment
与“奴隶”相对，指受雇有酬的家务或杂务劳动者
- 1.
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
受雇从事家庭或其他常规工作并获得报酬的人,与奴隶相对
- 2.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
为他人服务的人(尤其是在家庭中)
- 3.
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
为他人服务,提供帮助的人
- 4.
in a subordinate position
处于从属地位
- 5.
A person who dedicates themselves to God.
献身于上帝的人
- 6.
A person of low condition or spirit.
地位或精神低下的人
服务者；供人差遣的人；神的仆人；虔诚信徒；下属；从属者；卑微之人；身份低下者；受雇从事家庭或其他常规工作并获得报酬的人,与奴隶相对
In use
A servant brought tea to the guests.
She worked as a servant for a wealthy family.
The old servant has been with the family for decades.
the state cannot be a servant of the church
servant of [someone/something]
表示服务于某人或某机构。
He is a loyal servant of the company.
他是公司忠诚的仆人。
servant to [someone]
强调服务的对象。
She was a devoted servant to the elderly woman.
她是那位老妇人忠实的仆人。
servant in [place]
指明服务的地点。
Connections
Collocations
- domestic servant
- 家仆
- She worked as a domestic servant for a wealthy family.她为一个富裕家庭做家仆。
- civil servant
- 公务员
- He spent his entire career as a civil servant.他整个职业生涯都做公务员。
- faithful servant
- 忠仆
- The old dog was a faithful servant to his master.这条老狗是主人的忠仆。
- servant girl
- 女仆
- The servant girl cleaned the rooms every morning.女仆每天早上打扫房间。
- public servant
- 公仆
- Police officers are public servants dedicated to safety.警察是致力于安全的公仆。
- household servant
Learner notes
Memory Tip
servant = serve（服务）+ ant（蚂蚁），想象仆人像蚂蚁一样勤恳服务。
Context & Register
通常用于指代家庭或服务行业中的受雇人员，在正式或历史语境中较常见。
Grammar Note
可数名词，可用冠词a/an或复数形式
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'servant' because the stressed vowel differs. They share the spelling ending '-ant' but have different stress positions.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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