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A4 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
卑屈menial, meanness, servility, abject, submissive
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
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servile, subservient, obsequious, slavish, self-abasing, grovelling, spineless
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卑屈になってはいけません。
Don't become servile.
彼の卑屈な笑いは悲しげに聞こえる。
His servile laugh sounds sad.
卑屈な態度をとる人は共通して自分に自信がない。
People who exhibit a submissive attitude commonly lack self-confidence.
一応卑屈に振る舞っているが、本当は自己肯定感が高い。
Although he acts submissively, he actually has high self-esteem.
どうやら彼のその卑屈な性格は、過去のいじめからきているようだ。
It seems his servile nature stems from past bullying.
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