servant:仆人;佣人;(较正式或旧式)受雇为他人做家务、照料事务的人。也可引申指“为……服务的人/机构”(如 a servant of the public 公仆)。
/ˈsɜːrvənt/
She worked as a servant in a large house.
她在一栋大房子里当佣人。
He saw himself as a servant of the community, responsible for protecting the vulnerable and speaking up when others stayed silent.
他把自己视为社区的服务者,负责保护弱者,并在他人沉默时挺身而出。
来自古法语 servant(“服务的人”),源自拉丁语 servire(“服务;服侍”)。该词在英语中较早用于指受雇在家庭或庄园中工作的“仆役/佣人”,现代也常用于更抽象的“服务者、奉献者”含义。