subservient

• 形容人或事物过度顺从、甘愿服从或服务他人，常暗示缺乏独立性。

Describes a person or thing that is excessively willing to obey or serve others, often implying a lack of independence.

1. Obedient or submissiveC1formal

   Willing to obey others unquestioningly; excessively submissive.

   顺从的

   • The assistant was subservient to his boss's every whim.
   • She adopted a subservient attitude during the negotiation.
   • In some cultures, women are expected to be subservient to men.

   同义词compliantdeferentialdocilefawningobedientobsequiousservileslavishsubmissiveyielding

   反义词assertivedefiantdisobedientdomineeringinsubordinaterebelliousunsubmissive

2. Less important or secondaryC1formal

   Serving as a means to an end; less important than something else.

   次要的

   • Economic growth should not be subservient to environmental protection.
   • His personal ambitions were subservient to the needs of the team.
   • The role of the committee is subservient to the board's decisions.

   同义词ancillaryauxiliaryinstrumentalsecondarysubordinatesubsidiary

   反义词dominantprimaryprincipalsuperiorsuperordinate