servitude
畅通词汇
英
['sɜːvɪtjuːd]
美
['sɜːrvətuːd]
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Noun:
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state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment;
"penal servitude"
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用作名词 (n.)
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They spent their lives in servitude.
他们在奴役下生活。
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Such ill-paid farm work is a form of servitude.
这种农活儿工资低得可怜,简直是苦役。
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Yet what could she offer them except a life of poverty, servitude and despair?
可是除了贫穷、不自由和绝望的生活,她能给予孩子们什么呢?
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The criminal was sentenced to five years' servitude.
这犯人被判处五年劳役。
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