servitude
🇬🇧 UK/'sɜːvɪtjuːd/🇺🇸 US/'sә:vitju:d/
GREC2
Definitions
n.
The state of being enslaved or forced to work for others; slavery or compulsory labor as punishment
奴役;劳役;奴隶状态
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.penal servitude苦役
- 2.involuntary servitude强制劳役
- 3.life of servitude奴役般的生活
- 4.debt bondage and servitude债务奴役
Example Sentences
- 1.
Millions of people were condemned to a life of servitude under colonial rule.
- 2.
The court sentenced him to five years of penal servitude for the crime.
- 3.
She finally escaped years of servitude and built an independent life for herself.