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BNC: 1878 COCA: 3938

servant

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Related topics: Occupations
ser·vant /ˈsɜːvənt $ ˈsɜːr-/ ●●○ noun [countableC]  
1  BOsomeone, especially in the past, who was paid to clean someone’s house, cook for them, answer the door etc, and who often lived in the house 〔尤指旧时的〕仆人，佣人
 Many young girls became domestic servants.
许多年轻姑娘成了家仆。
2  servant of somebody/something USE A PERSONsomeone who is controlled by someone or something – often used to show disapproval 某人/某物的奴仆〔常含贬义〕
 Are we the servants of computers?
我们是电脑的奴隶吗？
→ civil servant
Examples from the Corpus
servant• His servant hastened to make all ready, build fires and heat water for the baths and prepare food.• To be this man's servant - what was there to be proud in that?• Even with the furnace on, he had the servants put coal in the grates of most of the rooms.• Is he master of this universe or the servant of its masters?• The servant was frightened and ran away.
domestic servants• In Oxford, out of 312 boys, 119 became errand lads, while 110 girls out of 223 became domestic servants.• Swift, Richardson, Fielding, and others, fasten upon the conflicts between domestic servants and their masters.• Edinburgh had practically no textile workers, men or women; but as we have seen it had a great many domestic servants.• For most domestic servants though, the occupation was a temporary life-cycle one.• Presumably the decline of domestic servants to launder the disgusting handkerchiefs.• The lot of domestic servants in the eighteenth century was in general less difficult than that of farm-workers.• It also contained an immense number of domestic servants and other members of royal, baronial and ecclesiastical households.
Origin servant
(1100-1200) Old French present participle of servir; → SERVE1
ser·vant noun
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BNC: 1878 COCA: 3938
servant

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SERVANT | SERVANT + VERB | SERVANT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤devoted, faithful, loyal, trusted忠誠的僕人；親信；忠僕➤humble, obedient恭敬的／順從的僕人➤good好雇員◇He has been a good servant to this club.他一直是這個俱樂部的優秀職員。➤female, male女僕；男僕▸➤hired雇傭僕役➤indentured契約僕役▸➤personal私人侍從▸➤domestic, farm, house, household家僕；農場雇工➤palace, royal王宮／王室僕從➤civil, Crown, law法律) , public公務員；王室官員◇a powerful committee of politicians and civil servants權力很大的一批政客和公務員◇Two senior civil servants were sent from Whitehall to work within the Ministry of Home Affairs.白廳兩位資深公職人員被調去內政部工作。VERB + SERVANT➤employ, have雇傭僕人；有僕人➤call喚僕人◇He called his servant to light a candle in his study.他喚僕人來給書房點上蠟燭。➤order命令僕人SERVANT + VERB➤serve sb, wait on sb僕人服侍某人／侍候某人◇An army of servants waited on the general's household.一大幫僕人侍候着將軍一家。➤work僕人幹活➤bustle, run, rush, scurry僕人四下忙碌；侍從忙來忙去；僕人跑來跑去◇Servants scurried around him.僕人們圍着他跑前跑後。➤bow僕人鞠躬◇The two servants bowed and left the room.兩個僕從鞠躬後離開了房間。SERVANT + NOUN➤boy, girl年輕男僕／女僕PREPOSITION➤servant to⋯的僕人◇He banishes Kent, a loyal servant to King Lear.他流放了李爾王忠實的臣子肯特伯爵。PHRASES➤an army of servants一幫隨從◇The duchess arrived, surrounded by her army of servants.公爵夫人在大批隨從的簇擁下抵達。➤a servant of the Crown (BrE) 王室侍從➤a servant of the people公僕➤a servant of God神職人員➤servants' quarters僕人的住處
BNC: 1878 COCA: 3938
servant

noun

servant ♦︎ maid ♦︎ housekeeper ♦︎ butler ♦︎ cleaner ♦︎ footman ♦︎ valetThese are all words for a person who works in another person's house, and cooks and cleans for them or serves them in some other way. 这些词均表示仆人、管家。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a personal servant / maid◆a live-in maid / housekeeper◆to have a servant / maid / housekeeper / butler / cleaner / footman / valet■ servant [countable] a person who works in another person's house, and cooks, cleans, etc. for them 仆人；佣人◆She got a job as a domestic servant.她找到一份做家仆的工作。◆They treat their mother like a servant.他们对待自己的母亲像对待佣人一样。ⓘ Servant is usually only used to talk about people who did this work in the past, or people who work for extremely rich or noble families in modern times. It would be considered offensive to call sb who cooks or cleans for an ordinary family a servant. * servant通常仅指旧时的仆人或佣人，或指现代富豪或贵族家庭中干活的人。把在普通家庭中帮忙做饭或清洁的人称作servant，会被认为是冒犯。■ maid [countable] a female servant in a house or hotel 女仆；侍女；（旅馆的）女服务员◆She was a lady's maid to Lady Fleetham.她是弗利特姆夫人的侍女。◆There is a maid to do the housework.有个女仆做家务活。◆The maid was changing the sheets when we got back to our room.我们回到房间时女服务员正在换床单。ⓘ Like servant, maid is used to talk about a person who did this work in the past, or sb who works for a rich or noble family in modern times. However, maid or chambermaid is also used to talk about a girl or woman who cleans rooms in a hotel or holiday home. 与servant一样，maid通常仅指旧时的女仆或侍女，或指现代富豪或贵族家庭中干活的女人。不过，maid或chambermaid也用于指在旅馆或度假别墅打扫房间的女工。■ housekeeper ˈhaʊskiːpə(r) [countable] a person, usually a woman, whose job is to manage the shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc. in a house or institution 管家，杂务主管（通常为女性）◆Miss Mack had been housekeeper at the Hall for many years.麦克小姐已在大宅里当了多年的管家。■ butler [countable] the main male servant in a large house 男管家◆The butler announced that dinner was served.管家通报说晚餐端上桌了。■ cleaner [countable] a person whose job is to clean other people's houses or offices, etc. 清洁工◆I met him while I was working as a cleaner in a hospital.我是在医院做清洁工时遇见他的。■ footman ˈfʊtmən [countable] a male servant in a house in the past, who opened the door to visitors, served food at table, etc. （旧时宅院的）男仆，门房，侍者◆She summoned a footman, who duly arrived.她召唤男仆，男仆马上就来了。NOTE 辨析 Butler or footman?The butler is the chief male servant of a household who is in charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services; a footman is a person, especially in the past, who wore a uniform and opened doors for people. A footman sometimes served at the table as well. * butler指家庭的男管家，负责管理其他雇工、接待客人、安排膳食，以及打理各种私人事务；footman尤指旧时身着制服专门负责开门的人。footman有时也在餐桌旁服务。■ valet ˈvæleɪ, ˈvælɪt, NAmE also væˈleɪ [countable] a man's personal servant who takes care of his clothes, serves his meals, etc. （照管男主人衣食等的）贴身仆人，仆从◆His valet brought him his letters.他的贴身仆人给他送来了信件。ⓘ In modern American English a valet is a person who parks your car for you at a hotel or restaurant. 在现代美式英语中，valet指在旅馆或饭店为顾客停车的服务员◆Do they have valet parking?他们有代客泊车的服务吗？
BNC: 1878 COCA: 3938
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