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ser·vi·tude AHD[sûrʹvĭ-to͞od', -tyo͞od'] D.J.[ˈsɜːvɪˌtuːd, -ˌtjuːd]K.K.[ˈsɝvɪˌtud, -ˌtjud]n.（名词）- A state of subjection to an owner or a master.奴役：对所有人或主人的隶属状态
- Lack of personal freedom, as to act as one chooses.束缚：缺乏个人自由，如按自己选择行事的自由
- Forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime:徒刑：作为对罪犯惩罚的强制劳动：penal servitude in labor camps.劳动营中的惩罚性劳役
- Law A right that grants use of another's property.【法律】 役劝：动用他人财产的权利
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Late Latin servitūdō 源自 后期拉丁语 servitūdō
- from Latin servus [slave] 源自 拉丁语 servus [奴隶]
servitude, bondage, slavery- These nouns signify a state of subjugation to an owner or a master.这些名词表示对所有人或主人的隶属状态。
- Servitude sometimes refers broadly to the lack of freedom to act or live as one chooses,but it often implies the performance of involuntary labor or service for a master: Servitude 有时泛指缺乏按自己选择行事和生活的自由，但它经常暗指为主人做非本意的劳动和服务： "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged . . . on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude" (U.S. Constitution, 15th Amendment).“美国公民投票权不因种族、肤色或以前被奴役的情况而被否定或剥夺…” （美国宪法，15修正案），
- Bondage emphasizes being bound to the service of another with virtually no hope of freedom: Bondage 强调必然为他人服务而实质上毫无自由的可能： "even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do" (John Quincy Adams).To be held inslavery is to be owned bodily by the person or persons one serves and to be treated as his or her property: “甚至同情那些奴役他们同辈的人而不知他们在做些什么的人” （约输·昆西·亚当斯）。作为Slavery 是被所服务的人占有人身而被看作他或她的私有财产： "I have borne thirteen children and seen them most all sold off into slavery" (Sojourner Truth).“我已经生了十三个孩子并且看着他们全部被卖而沦为奴隶” （旅居者的真实）
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