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Picture a person who is owned by someone else — no pay, no say, no freedom to leave; they must do whatever the owner tells them. The whole word circles around this state of being owned and having no freedom.
可以想成一個人「屬於」另一個人:沒有工錢、沒有選擇、也不能離開,主人叫做什麼就得做什麼——整個字都圍繞著這種「被人擁…更多收起
可以想成一個人「屬於」另一個人:沒有工錢、沒有選擇、也不能離開,主人叫做什麼就得做什麼——整個字都圍繞著這種「被人擁有、失去自由」的處境。原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
slaverynoun詞源 1/ˈsleɪvəɹi/
- 1
An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.
- abolition of slavery
- modern slavery
- 2
Forced labor in general, regardless of legality.
- 3
A condition of servitude endured by a slave.
- If you wil willingly remaine with me, You ſhall haue honors, as your merits be: Or els you ſhal be forc’d with ſlauerie.
- Our victories on Voeld are only the beginning of what we can achieve, but we can't defeat the enemy without your help. If you're tired of living in fear, if you believe we were meant for something greater than slavery, if you're willing to stand up and fight: you'll find a new family in the Resistance.
- 4
A condition in which one is captivated or subjugated, as by greed or drugs.
- Man seeks for gold in mines that he may weave / A lasting chain for his own slavery.
slaveryadj詞源 2/ˈslævəɹi/
- 1
Covered in slaver; slobbery.
- The giant snow bear, the wolf with slavery jaws or the claws of the silent great cats were all a part. Creatures of man's oldest nightmares were the other side of that face.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。