pass under the yoke

短语

认输, 承认失败, 屈从, 屈服

词形变化

passed under the yoke passes under the yoke 三单 passes under the yoke passing under the yoke passing under the yoke 现在分词 passed under the yoke 过去式 passed under the yoke 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Of a defeated army, to be humiliated by the victors.

    习语 政治 军事

词源

The practice of passing under the yoke (Latin: sub iugum) was a ritual humiliation of enemies practiced by the people of ancient Italy, most notably the Romans and Samnites. Hence, the modern English word subjugate stems from the Latin "sub iugum", meaning under the yoke.

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