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subjugated

UK //ˈsʌbdʒəɡeɪtɪd//US //ˈsʌbdʒəɡeɪtɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'subiugatus'(使屈服),由 sub-(在...之下) + iugum(轭,象征束缚)构成,字面意思是“置于轭下”。

verb

❶ 指通过武力或权力使某人或某群体屈服,使其处于被控制或奴役的状态。常用于描述历史上被征服的民族或受压迫的群体。

“The indigenous people were subjugated by the colonizers for centuries.”

(原住民被殖民者奴役了几个世纪。)

“She refused to be subjugated by the patriarchal society.”

(她拒绝被父权社会压制。)

同义词:conquered, enslaved, oppressed, dominated, controlled

常见短语

subjugated people — 指被武力征服或长期受压迫的群体,强调其失去自由和自主权的状态。

“The subjugated people finally rose up against their rulers.”

(被压迫的人民最终奋起反抗统治者。)