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serf

/surf/US // sɜrf //UK // (sɜːf) //

农奴,农奴主,农夫,农奴的

Related Words

chattel动产,财产,房产,物业laborer劳动者,劳工,工作者,工人servant仆人,佣人,仆役,佣工vassal附庸,附庸国,臣子,附庸风雅villain小人,恶棍,恶人,小人儿peon同龄人,同伴,朋克,农民工villein维莱恩,维尔林,维林,维莱尔bondservant仆役,仆人,仆从,奴仆

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person in a condition of feudal servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
    • : a worker who is underpaid, overworked, or otherwise exploited: Today's service-sector serfs are fighting for the most basic of job perks: a decent paycheck, a stable schedule, and paid time off when they are sick.
    • : Obsolete. a person held in bondage or slavery.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounslave
Forms: serfs
Synonyms
chattel动产,财产,房产,物业laborer劳动者,劳工,工作者,工人peon同龄人,同伴,朋克,农民工servant仆人,佣人,仆役,佣工vassal附庸,附庸国,臣子,附庸风雅villain小人,恶棍,恶人,小人儿villein维莱恩,维尔林,维林,维莱尔bondservant仆役,仆人,仆从,奴仆bondsman/woman

Examples

  • The word itself derives from the Czech word “robota,” or forced labor, as done by serfs.

  • "Fergan must have remained behind in the quarry where he cuts stone," remarked another serf.

  • The bailiff having finished his reading, beckoned to a serf named Peter the Lame.

  • The imprecations and the foot-falls of the serf alone interrupted the silence of the night.

  • Accidentally the bailiff caught sight of the blind serf, mutilated of his four limbs.

  • The young serf had a somberer and wilder look, her tears had dried, but her eyes shot lightning.

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