menial

形容词

UK/ˈmiː.ni.əl/
US/ˈmiː.ni.əl/

定义 menial 形容词

  1. Relating to work that is considered boring, requires little skill, and is of low social status.

    (工作)乏味的;低下的;不体面的

    • He felt that these were menial jobs, so he quit.

      他觉得这些都是乏味的工作,所以辞职了。

    • Despite her higher education, she had to take a menial job to make ends meet.

      尽管她受过高等教育,她还是不得不做一份低下的工作来维持生计。

    • The job was routine and fairly menial.

      这份工作很常规,而且相当乏味。