menial
英['miːniəl] 美['miːniəl]
1.(工作)枯燥的,低级的,报酬低的
menial work is very boring, and the people who do it have a low status and are usually badly paid.
e.g. ...low paidmenial jobs, such as cleaning and domestic work.
诸如打扫卫生和干家务之类工钱少又低贱的工作
1. 卑微的:menhir 纪念巨碑 |menial 卑微的 | meningeal 脑膜的
2. (指工作)适合仆人做的; 非技术性的:epsilon n.希腊语字母之第五字 |menial (指工作)适合仆人做的; 非技术性的: | dread n.恐惧, 恐怖, 可怕的人(或物), 畏惧v.惧怕, 担心
3. 低贱的:mediocre#平庸的 |menial#低贱的 | mincing#矫饰的
4. 卑贱的:mendi 修理 mend | menia 卑贱的menial | menopawzo 更年期 menopause
His nature was so menial that he was unhappy without dust-pan and brush.
出自:S. SpenderHe could hardly ask her to do such menial work.
出自:B. Pym下一个:scribbler