menial是什么意思？

menial

英[ˈmi:niəl] 美[ˈminiəl, ˈminjəl]

• adj. （指工作）卑贱的，不体面的；
• n. （干粗活的）家仆；

复数：menials;

例句

• menial jobs 卑下的工作
• It delighted him to perform menial offices. 履行仆人的职责使他心花怒放.
• Hurstwood is hired by a different hotel to do menial jobs. 赫斯特伍德却在另一家旅馆里打杂.
• He was forced to take a series of menial jobs. 他被迫做一连串琐碎的杂活.
• ...low paid menial 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

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  （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.
  例句
  ...low paid menial 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

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  (指工作)卑贱的,不体面的
  menial jobs 卑下的工作 He was forced to take a series of menial jobs. 他被迫做一连串琐碎的杂活。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a domestic servant
• Adjective
  1. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)