• adj. 卑微的；仆人的；適合仆人做的
• n. 仆人；住家傭工；下賤的人

來自古法語mesnie,家庭，來自拉丁語mansionem,居住，居住地，詞源同manor,mansion.字面意思即家里面的，附屬于一個家庭的，后引申詞義仆人，傭人。詞義演變比較family.

menial (adj.)

late 14c., "pertaining to a household," from Anglo-French meignial, from Old French mesnie "household," earlier mesnede, from Vulgar Latin *mansionata, from Latin mansionem "dwelling" (see mansion). Sense of "lowly, humble, suited to a servant" is recorded by 1670s.

menial (n.)

"domestic servant," late 14c., meynyal; see menial (adj.).

1. He was forced to take a series of menial jobs.

他被迫做一連串瑣碎的雜活.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. Hurstwood is hired by a different hotel to do menial jobs.

赫斯特伍德卻在另一家旅館里打雜.

來自辭典例句

3. It delighted him to perform menial offices.

履行仆人的職責使他心花怒放.

來自辭典例句

4. Manual or menial labor, such as barracks cleaning, assigned to soldiers.

勞務雜役分派給士兵的一年一次或兩次的雜役(如打掃軍營)

來自互聯網

5. A person who does tedious , menial, or unpleasant work.

做苦工的人做單調 、 卑賤或不愉快工作的人.

來自互聯網