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