slavery

• n. 奴役；奴隸製度；奴隸身分

slave,販賣奴隸，-ery,名詞後綴。

slavery (n.)

1550s, "severe toil, hard work, drudgery;" from slave (v.) + -ery. Meaning "state of servitude" is from 1570s; meaning "keeping or holding of slaves" is from 1728.

1. They called on the authorities to make slavery a punishable offence.

他們呼籲當局將蓄奴定為一種應該受到懲罰的罪行。

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2. After 1760 few Americans refrained from condemning slavery as evil.

1760年後，很多美國人都在譴責奴隸製的社會危害。

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3. My people have survived 400 years of slavery.

我們的人民從400年的奴隸製中挺了過來。

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4. They thought slavery was morally wrong.

他們認為奴隸製在道義上是錯誤的。

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5. the abolition of slavery

奴隸製的廢除

來自《權威詞典》