servitude

servitude

英 ['sɜːvɪtjuːd]
　　美 ['sɝvətud]

n. 勞役，奴役；地役權；奴隸狀態

中文詞源：

servitude 奴性，奴役狀況

來自拉丁語 servitudo,奴隸身份，奴役，來自 servus,奴隸，奴仆，詞源同 serve.-ude,表狀態。

例句：

1. They may grant you power, honour, and riches but afflict you with servitude, infamy, and poverty.
他們可以給你權力 、 榮譽和財富,但卻用奴役 、 恥辱和貧窮來折磨你.

2. The criminal was sentenced to five years'servitude.
這犯人被判處五年勞役.

3. The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests.
該文勸告女性不要再對丈夫和牧師低三下四。

4. What started as subjection by force soon became " voluntary servitude ".
這樣,最初的暴力征服很快就變成瞭 “ 甘受奴役 ”.

5. Such ill - paid farm work is a form of servitude.
這種農活兒工資低得可憐,簡直是苦役.