(noun.) the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan; 'all his actions were in subservience to the general plan'.
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双语例句
In that subservience, and not in the meddling of Mr. Morgan, is the reason why American journalism is so flaccid, so repetitious and so dull. 沃尔特·李普曼.政治序论.
Love is a process of subservience with you--and with everybody. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.
In the second place their presence was held to check dogmatism on the part of the leaders, and subservience on the part of their followers. 李贝.西洋科学史.