Subjugation is the act of defeating a group of people and forcing them to live under your control — or the condition of living that way. It is the noun that goes with the verb 'subjugate', and like it, the word is formal and heavy, at home in history, politics, and writing about colonies, empires, and slavery.

Subjugation是指 is the act of defeating a group of people打敗一群人 and forcing them to live under your control再逼他們活在你的控制之下的行為 — or the condition of living that way或指這樣被統治的狀態。It is the noun that goes with the verb 'subjugate'它是動詞 subjugate 對應的名詞, and像動詞一樣 like it, the word is formal and heavy這個字正式而沉重, at home in history, politics, and writing about colonies, empires, and slavery常出現在歷史、政治，以及談殖民地、帝國、奴隸制的文章裡。

Because it is a noun, it lets a writer name the whole long process as one thing: 'the subjugation of the native peoples took three centuries'. You will most often see it as 'the subjugation of X', and sometimes 'under subjugation'.

Because it is a noun因為它是名詞, it lets a writer name the whole long process as one thing讓作者可以把一整段漫長的過程說成一件事：'the subjugation of the native peoples took three centuries'「征服原住民族花了三個世紀」。You will most often see it as 'the subjugation of X'你最常看到的形式是 the subjugation of X, and sometimes 'under subjugation'有時候也會看到 under subjugation。

As with the verb, it carries judgement — the writer using it is nearly always condemning what happened.

As with the verb跟動詞一樣, it carries judgement它帶著評價的意味 — the writer using it用這個字的作者 is nearly always condemning what happened幾乎都是在譴責發生的事。

It can also be used for pushing something down inside yourself or in a system: 'the subjugation of personal desire to duty', 'the subjugation of science to politics'.

It can also be used for pushing something down inside yourself or in a system它也可以用在把某樣東西壓在自己內心或某個體制之下：'the subjugation of personal desire to duty'「個人慾望對責任的屈從」, 'the subjugation of science to politics'「科學對政治的屈從」。

Compare 'subjection', which is quieter and can simply describe a state of being ruled; 'subjugation' keeps the smell of force and conquest.

Compare 'subjection'拿 subjection 來比較, which is quieter它比較溫和 and can simply describe a state of being ruled可以單純描述被統治的狀態；'subjugation'而 subjugation keeps the smell of force and conquest則保留了武力與征服的味道。