"theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"
"the state cannot be a servant of the church"
1.仆人;用人
Aservant is someone who is employed to work at another person's home, for example as a cleaner or a gardener.
2.提供服务的人(或事物);可以利用的人(或事物)
You can useservant to refer to someone or something that provides a service for people or can be used by them.
e.g. Like any other public servants, police must respond to public demand...
和其他所有公务员一样，警察必须服务于公众的需求。
e.g. The question is whether technology is going to be ourservant or our master.
问题是科技将为我们所用还是要驾驭我们。
1. 仆役：这些人自命优秀,对外来者(outsider)采取类似种族隔离的歧视措施,甚至把他们当成奴隶一般的使唤 (但又美其名为仆役(servant). 此地的首脑是个自命不凡的老女人:第一公民(First Citizen),但议会对她有相当的制衡力量,
撒旦仍是上帝的奴仆。
The servant enjoyed his master's confidence.这仆人深得主人的信赖。
He is a humble and submissive servant.他是个恭顺的仆人。
A politician should be a servant of the people.政治家应是人民的公仆。
a domestic servant家仆
They treat their mother like a servant.他们像对待用人一样对待自己的母亲。
a public servant公务员
He was willing to make himself a servant of his art.他甘愿献身于自己的艺术。
Like any other public servants, police must respond to public demand...和其他所有公务员一样，警察必须服务于公众的需求。
The question is whether technology is going to be our servant or our master.问题是科技将为我们所用还是要驾驭我们。
The new servant was decently dressed.新来的佣人衣着得体.
A politician should be a servant of the people.政治家应当是人民的公仆.
The servant presented sandwiches to each guest.仆人把三明治递给了每一位客人.
The servant led the visitors in.仆人将客人领进来.
The servant worn a fawning smile.仆人的脸上露出一种谄笑.
Why doesn't the servant come when I call?当我叫的时候,为何仆人没来?
The servant blacked his boots.仆人给他的靴子擦黑鞋油.
The entire suspicion fell upon the servant.嫌疑全落在[集中在]这个仆人身上.
The servant bowed the guests out as they left.客人们离去时,仆人躬身送他们出门.
Tell the servant to knock me up at five o'clock.告诉仆人五点敲门叫醒我.
The old servant fulfilled his master's charge to care for the children.老仆人履行了其主人要他照料孩子的指示.
' Please , Sir, missis has made tea,'said a female servant, bobbing into the room.一个女用人走进房来说, “ 先生, 太太已经泡好了茶. ”
She acted the role of the perfect servant for three years before aunt Harriet discovered her'little weakness '.在哈丽特姑妈发现她的“小缺点”之前,她把 “ 完美无缺的仆人”这个角色表演了3年.
Can I have a word with your missis? ' he asked the servant girl.他向女佣人问道: “我能跟你女主人讲句话 吗 ? ”
Leave this notice hanging on your door, asking the servant to make up your room.留张便条挂在你房门上, 请服务员把你的房间整理一下.
The servant walked two or three footsteps behind his master.仆人走在主人后面,相隔两三步.
The servant accepted his dismissal without any complaint.那仆人毫无怨言地接受解雇.
He rang for the servant to come up.他鸣铃叫仆人过来.
I sent my servant about her business.我把仆人打发走了.
The master left his money with a trusty servant.主人把他的钱交给一个可靠的仆人保管.
He is a trusted servant of the company.他是公司里可靠的雇员.
The servant attends on his master.佣人侍候其主人.
The servant had a lazy habit of sweeping the dust under the edge of the mat.仆人有个偷懒的习惯,只扫蹭鞋垫边缘底下的尘土.
We had..servants: a cook,..kitchenmaid and chauffeur.
出自：M. MeyerHis paternal grandparents, a steward and a housekeeper, possessed even less status, having beenservants, and Dickens later concealed their background.
他的祖父母，一个管事和一个管家，他们的地位更低，曾经是仆人，狄更斯后来隐藏了他们的背景。
2017英语一
Jimmy Hoffa used to work as a civilservant.
Jimmy Hoffa曾经是一名公务员。
2012英语一
If the trade unionist Jimmy Hoffa were alive today, he would probably represent civilservants.
如果工会成员Jimmy Hoffa今天还活着，他可能会代表公务员。
2012英语一
Only then will they be usefulservants and not Frankenstein's out-of-control monster.
只有这样，他们才会成为有用的仆人，而不是Frankenstein的失控的怪物。
2019英语一
