thrall

FREQ #43254

n. 奴隶, 束缚, 奴役

发音

UK /θɹɔːl/
US /θɹɔl/
AU
US /θɹɑl/

词形变化

thralls 复数 thralls thralled thralling thralls 三单 thralling 现在分词 thralled 过去式 thralled 过去分词 more thrall 比较级 most thrall 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being under the control of another person.

    不可数 可数

    Today's kids are in thrall to their phones.

  2. 2.

    A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Slave; one under the control of another.

    可数 不可数

    My father was always a thrall to alcohol.

v.
  1. 1.

    To make a thrall; enslave.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Enthralled; captive.

    古体

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

slavery bondage thraldom thralldom

上位词 3

bondservant subjection subjugation

下位词 8

servitude serf serfdom bonded labor helot serfhood vassalage villein

词源

From Middle English thral, thralle, threl, threlle, from Old English þrǣl (“thrall, slave, servant”), from Old Norse þræll (“slave”), from Proto-Germanic *þrahilaz, *þragilaz, *þrigilaz (“runner, gofer, servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to pull, drag, race, run”), possibly a variant of *dʰregʰ- (“to run”); related to Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan), Old English þrǣġan (“to run”).

来源：wiktionary