the state of being under the control of another person
the practice of owning slaves
work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
例句
用作名词 (n.)
They were delivered from slavery. 他们从奴役中被解放出来。
We shall never submit ourselves to slavery. 我们不甘受奴役。
Lincoln was an unbending foe of slavery. 林肯是奴隶制的死敌。
All humanitarians are against slavery. 所有人道主义者都反对奴隶制。
However, the Israelite people, accustomed to slavery and uncertain of freedom, soon rebelled against God. 然而，以色列人，习惯了奴隶身份和不确定的自由，很快又再反抗神了。
After Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery, she returned to slave-holding states many times to help other slaves escape. 自奴隶身份脱逃后，海丽特塔布曼多次往返于赞成奴隶制度的各州内，帮助其他的奴隶逃亡。
经典引文
Such people..ought never to keep servants, but do their own slavery.
美
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