slavish + noun
His slavish imitation of the master's style earned him no respect.
他对大师风格的盲目模仿没有赢得尊重。
盲从的;缺乏独创性的;像奴隶一样;卑躬屈膝的。;完全忠实的;完全没有原创性、创造性或反思的。;奴隶的;奴性的
像奴隶一样;卑躬屈膝的。
In the manner of a slave; abject.
完全忠实的;完全没有原创性、创造性或反思的。
Utterly faithful; totally lacking originality, creativity, or reflection.
The designer rejected the slavish copy of the original artwork, preferring to add her own creative touches.
这位设计师拒绝了对原作亦步亦趋的复制,宁愿加入自己的创意点缀。
用法提示:slavish 作定语修饰 copy,表示缺乏创造性的机械模仿,体现形容词用法。
His slavish devotion to the company's outdated policies prevented any meaningful progress.
他对公司过时政策的盲目遵从阻碍了任何有意义的进展。
用法提示:slavish 作定语修饰 devotion,表示盲目的、不加反思的忠诚,体现形容词用法。
She followed the recipe with slavish accuracy, refusing to substitute even the smallest ingredient.
她以刻板的精确照着食谱做,连最小的配料都不愿替换。
用法提示:slavish 作定语修饰 accuracy,表示过于机械、缺乏变通的精确,体现形容词用法。
His slavish imitation of the master's style earned him no respect.
他对大师风格的盲目模仿没有赢得尊重。
The servants were slavish in their obedience to the eccentric lord.
仆人们盲目服从于古怪的领主。
Her slavish adherence to the rules made her unpopular among colleagues.
她对规则的盲从使她在同事中不受欢迎。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a slavish.
正确表达He is slavish.
“slavish”是形容词,不是名词,不能加不定冠词“a”作表语。应直接用作形容词谓语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He obeyed slavish.
正确表达He obeyed slavishly.
“slavish”是形容词,不能修饰动词。修饰动词需用副词形式“slavishly”。
slavish强调盲目模仿或顺从,而servile更强调卑躬屈膝、缺乏自尊的奴态
slavish常指不加思考的模仿,subservient则强调刻意地屈从、服从他人
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