yeomen

英 ['jəʊmən] 美 ['jəʊmən]

• n. 自耕农

英英释义

名词 yeoman:

1. officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch

2. in former times was free and cultivated his own land

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. It dealt a telling blow to villeinage and a new class of yeomen farmers emerged, paving the way for the development of capitalism.
   它沉重打击了封建农奴制度，产生了全新的自耕农阶级，为资本主义发展铺设了道路。