servant

noun

1. a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

Synonym: retainer

2. in a subordinate position

e.g. theology should be the handmaiden of ethics
the state cannot be a servant of the church

Synonym: handmaidhandmaiden

1. 仆人;用人
A servant 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 use servant 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 our servant 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,