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源自拉丁语 'servitudo',意为奴隶状态,词根 'servus' 表示奴隶。
❶ 指被迫为他人服务或劳动的状态,通常带有强制性和缺乏自由的意味,常见于奴隶制或契约劳工等历史或现代情境。
“Many people were forced into servitude during the colonial period.”
(殖民时期许多人被迫沦为奴役。)
“The novel depicts the harsh life of those in servitude.”
(这部小说描绘了那些被奴役者的艰苦生活。)
in servitude — 表示处于被奴役或强制劳动的状态,强调失去自由和被迫服从。
“They lived in servitude for decades before being rescued.”
(他们在被解救前已处于奴役状态数十年。)