时间: 2025-04-24 14:02:02
美: [sleɪv]
英: [sleɪv]
n. 奴隶;从动装置
vi. 苦干;拼命工作
n. (Slave)人名;(塞、罗)斯拉韦
最后更新时间:2025-04-24 14:02:02
词源分析:该词源自古法语“esclave”,而古法语则源于拉丁语“sclavus”,该词意指“斯拉夫人”,在中世纪的欧洲,斯拉夫人常被奴役。
历史背景:该词在英语中的首次使用可以追溯到13世纪。它反映了当时社会对奴隶制的普遍接受和实践。
课本:该词通常出现在初中和高中英语教材中,尤其是在涉及历史、社会学和文学的章节。在**的英语教材中,例如《新概念英语》或《英语(新标准高中教材)》中也会涉及该词汇。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在法律领域,常用来描述违法的强迫劳动现象,如“Slavery is illegal in most countries.”(在大多数国家,奴隶制是违法的。)
The abolition of slavery was a significant milestone in human rights.
(奴隶制的废除是人权的重要里程碑。)
Many people still live as slaves in various parts of the world.
(世界各地仍有许多人生活在奴隶状态中。)
She felt like a slave to her overwhelming responsibilities.
(她感觉自己被压倒性的责任奴役着。)
The novel explores the life of a slave in the 19th century.
(这部小说探讨了19世纪一个奴隶的生活。)
They fought against the injustices of slavery.
(他们为反对奴隶制的不公而斗争。)
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通过以上的分析与示例,可以全面理解“slave”这个单词的含义、使用及其在不同语境中的应用。
[N-COUNT] A slave is someone who is the property of another person and has to work for that person. 奴隶
例:The state of Liberia was formed a century and a half ago by freed slaves from the United States.利比里亚国家是一个半世纪前由来自美国的获得自由的奴隶建立的。
[N-COUNT] You can describe someone as a slave when they are completely under the control of another person or of a powerful influence. 奴隶般受控制的人
例:She may no longer be a slave to the studio system, but she still has a duty to her fans.她也许不再受制片公司制度的控制了,但她对其粉丝还负有责任。
[V-I] If you say that a person is slaving over something or is slaving for someone, you mean that they are working very hard. 苦干
例:When you're busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving over a hot stove.当你忙碌了一整天后,你最不愿意做的事就是花好几个钟头在灼热的火炉边辛苦地劳作。
[PHRASAL VERB] Slave away means the same as . 苦干
例:He stares at the hundreds of workers slaving away in the intense sun.他凝视着几百个正在烈日下苦干的工人们。