核心畫面
Picture a household where one person's whole day is spent doing what another person needs done — cleaning, cooking, opening the door — under that person's roof and on that person's orders. A servant is defined by whose wishes decide the day.
可以想成一個家裡的畫面：有個人整天做的事，全是照另一個人的需要在做——打掃、煮飯、應門，而且常常就住在那個屋子裡。重…更多收起
可以想成一個家裡的畫面：有個人整天做的事，全是照另一個人的需要在做——打掃、煮飯、應門，而且常常就住在那個屋子裡。重點不在做哪些活，而在「誰的意思決定今天做什麼」：servant 這個字扣住的是那條聽命的線。這種工作在過去比現在普遍得多，所以講到 servant 時，畫面多半帶著舊時代的色彩。原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
servantnoun/ˈsɜːvənt/
- 1
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
- There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.
- In the great houses, servants out of livery help to the different plats, servants in livery holding the dishes, sauces, etc., and changing the plates.
- 2
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
- She is quite the humble servant, the poor in this city owe much to her but she expects nothing.
- 3
lifestylereligionA person who dedicates themselves to God.
- 4
obsoleteA professed lover.
- 5
A person of low condition or spirit.
servantverb/ˈsɜːvənt/
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obsoleteTo subject.
- Wife, Mother, Child, I know not. My affaires Are Seruanted to others[…]
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。