subservience | BrE səbˈsəːvɪəns, AmE səbˈsərviəns | noun uncountable ① derogatory (submissiveness) 恭顺 gōngshùn ▸ subservience to sb/sth; 对某人/某物俯首帖耳 ② (subordination) 从属 cóngshǔ ▸ a nation which has been kept in subservience for generations 连续几代受制于人的民族 |