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servitude

英 ['sɜːvɪtjuːd] 美['sɝvətud]
  • n. 劳役,奴役;地役权;奴隶状态

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中文词源


servitude 奴性,奴役状况

来自拉丁语 servitudo,奴隶身份,奴役,来自 servus,奴隶,奴仆,词源同 serve.-ude,表状态。

英文词源


servitude (n.)
early 15c., "condition of being enslaved," from Old French servitude, servitute (13c.) and directly from Late Latin servitudo "slavery," from Latin servus "a slave" (see serve (v.)) + abstract noun suffix.

双语例句


1. They may grant you power, honour, and riches but afflict you with servitude, infamy, and poverty.
他们可以给你权力 、 荣誉和财富,但却用奴役 、 耻辱和贫穷来折磨你.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The criminal was sentenced to five years'servitude.
这犯人被判处五年劳役.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests.
该文劝告女性不要再对丈夫和牧师低三下四。

来自柯林斯例句

4. What started as subjection by force soon became " voluntary servitude ".
这样,最初的暴力征服很快就变成了 “ 甘受奴役 ”.

来自辞典例句

5. Such ill - paid farm work is a form of servitude.
这种农活儿工资低得可怜,简直是苦役.

来自辞典例句