thralldom

🇬🇧 UK/ˈθrɔ:ldəm/🇺🇸 US/'θrɒ:ldәm/
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Definitions

n.

The state of being completely under another's control; slavery or bondage

奴役;束缚

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
thrallroot
+
domstate, realm, condition
=thralldom

Common Collocations

  • 1.escape thralldom逃脱奴役/束缚
  • 2.[in thralldom to]受……奴役
  • 3.[thralldom of addiction]成瘾的束缚
  • 4.reduce to thralldom沦为奴隶

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The abolition of slavery freed millions from a life of thralldom.

  • 2.

    She finally escaped the thralldom of an abusive relationship after years of suffering.

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