| 单词 | servitude |
| 释义 | servitude['sə:vitju:d]n. 奴隶状态, 惩役, 地役权【法】 苦役, 劳役, 奴役 servitude ser.vi.tude AHD: [sûr“v¹-t›d”, -ty›d”] D.J. [6sT8v!7tu8d, -7tju8d]K.K. [6sPv!7tud, -7tjud]n.（名词）1. A state of subjection to an owner or a master.奴役：对所有人或主人的隶属状态2. Lack of personal freedom, as to act as one chooses.束缚：缺乏个人自由，如按自己选择行事的自由3. Forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime:徒刑：作为对罪犯惩罚的强制劳动：penal servitude in labor camps.劳动营中的惩罚性劳役4. Law A right that grants use of another's property.【法律】 役劝：动用他人财产的权利语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old French 源自 古法语 3. from Late Latin servit&9{¿d½} 源自 后期拉丁语 servit&9{¿d½} 4. from Latin servus [slave] 源自 拉丁语 servus [奴隶] 参考词汇:1. servitude,bondage,slavery2. These nouns signify a state of subjugation to an owner or a master.这些名词表示对所有人或主人的隶属状态。3. Servitude sometimes refers broadly to the lack of freedom to act or live as one chooses,but it often implies the performance of involuntary labor or service for a master: Servitude 有时泛指缺乏按自己选择行事和生活的自由，但它经常暗指为主人做非本意的劳动和服务： “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged . . . on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude” (U.S. Constitution, 15th Amendment).“美国公民投票权不因种族、肤色或以前被奴役的情况而被否定或剥夺…” （美国宪法，15修正案），4. Bondage emphasizes being bound to the service of another with virtually no hope of freedom: Bondage 强调必然为他人服务而实质上毫无自由的可能： “I have borne thirteen children and seen them most all sold off into slavery” (Sojourner Truth).“我已经生了十三个孩子并且看着他们全部被卖而沦为奴隶” （旅居者的真实） |
| 随便看 |
英汉双解词典收录913115条英汉汉英双解翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的读音、翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。