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slaveholding

UK //ˈsleɪvˌhəʊldɪŋ//US //ˈsleɪvˌhoʊldɪŋ//

词源

复合词,源自 slave(奴隶) + holding(持有),最早记录于18世纪,用于描述拥有奴隶的行为或制度。

noun

❶ 指拥有或控制奴隶的行为或状态,特指历史上允许奴隶制的社会制度或地区。

“The economy of the Southern states was heavily dependent on slaveholding before the Civil War.”

(内战前,南方各州的经济严重依赖奴隶制。)

“Slaveholding was abolished in the United States after the Civil War.”

(美国内战结束后,奴隶制被废除。)

同义词:slavery, bondage, enslavement

adjective

❶ 描述与拥有奴隶或奴隶制相关的事物,常用于历史或社会研究语境。

“The slaveholding states resisted efforts to abolish slavery.”

(实行奴隶制的州抵制废除奴隶制的努力。)

“Slaveholding societies often had strict racial hierarchies.”

(实行奴隶制的社会通常有严格的种族等级制度。)

同义词:slave-owning, plantation-owning

常见短语

slaveholding society — 指历史上依赖奴隶制作为经济或社会基础的社会形态,常见于历史讨论中。

“Ancient Rome was a slaveholding society where slaves performed much of the labor.”

(古罗马是一个奴隶制社会,奴隶承担了大量劳动。)