slavery
英 ['sleɪv(ə)rɪ]
美 ['slevəri]
slavery 中文词源
slavery 奴隶制slave,贩卖奴隶，-ery,名词后缀。
slavery 英文词源
- slavery (n.)
- 1550s, "severe toil, hard work, drudgery;" from slave (v.) + -ery. Meaning "state of servitude" is from 1570s; meaning "keeping or holding of slaves" is from 1728.
slavery 双语例句
1. They called on the authorities to make slavery a punishable offence. 他们呼吁当局将蓄奴定为一种应该受到惩罚的罪行。 来自柯林斯例句
- 2. After 1760 few Americans refrained from condemning slavery as evil.
- 1760年后，很多美国人都在谴责奴隶制的社会危害。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. My people have survived 400 years of slavery.
- 我们的人民从400年的奴隶制中挺了过来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. They thought slavery was morally wrong.
- 他们认为奴隶制在道义上是错误的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. the abolition of slavery
- 奴隶制的废除
来自《权威词典》