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servant

英 ['sɜːv(ə)nt] 美['sɝvənt]

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n. 仆人，佣人；公务员；雇工
n. (Servant)人名；(西)塞尔万特；(法)塞尔旺

考试真题

The elevation of the room that once belonged only to the servants to that of design showcase for the modem family tells the story of a century of social change.

That was as it should be: kitchens were for servants, and the aspiring middle classes wanted nothing to do with them.

But as the working classes prospered and the servant shortage set in, housekeeping became a matter of interest to the educated classes.

While few crafts men or farmers, let alone dependents and servants, left literary compositions to be analyzed, it is obvious that their views less fully intellectualized.

If the trade unionist Jimmy Hoffa were alive today, he would probably represent civil servant.

His paternal grandparents, a steward and a housekeeper possessed even less status, having been servants, and Dickens later concealed their background.