menial
pronunciation
UK [ˈmiːniəl]
US [ˈmiːniəl]
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- adj.
- （指工作）卑贱的，不体面的
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- n.
- （干粗活的）家仆
Word Origin
menial 仆人，佣人
来自古法语mesnie,家庭，来自拉丁语mansionem,居住，居住地，词源同manor,mansion.字面意思即家里面的，附属于一个家庭的，后引申词义仆人，佣人。词义演变比较family.
Example
- 1. Skilled workers who have spent the past ten years earning inflated salaries doing menial jobs for foreigners will become more affordable for afghan companies-and more productive .
- 在过去十年里为外国人做仆役工作赚得过高薪水的熟练工人，对于阿富汗公司而言将会变得更能雇得起而且更有生产力。
- 2. If educated sri lankans were allowed to work in india , they could get good jobs there instead of having to take menial work in the gulf , thus easing a growing shortage of skilled indian workers .
- 如果受过教育的斯里兰卡人可以在印度工作，他们将在那里找到满意的职位，而不必在海湾国家做着卑贱的活计，还能因此缓解印度熟练工人岗位需求缺口日益扩大的困境。
- 3. A further 20 percent of gdp is generated in fees from the american " transit center " outside the capital bishkek , with much of the rest coming from remittances from kyrgyz men working menial jobs in russia .
- 另外20%的gdp来自首都比什凯克城外“中转中心”的收费，其余部分则大多来自那些在俄罗斯从事卑贱工作的吉尔吉斯人的侨汇。
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