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slave - 基础词汇详解 (共3个含义)

slave 🔊
/sleɪv/
n.
In history, a person who is owned by another person and forced to work without pay or freedom.
A historical painting or engraving style depiction. In the foreground, a person in torn simple clothing is bowed down, working a field with a hand tool under a hot sun. In the background, a figure in finer clothing stands watching. The focus is on the contrast between the laborer's hardship and the overseer's authority. No text.
奴隶 🔊
nú lì
名词
指在历史上或某些非法情况下,被另一个人合法拥有,像财产一样,被迫无偿劳动、没有自由和个人权利的人。
📁 分类:Culture & History 🔖 等级:初级

📘 详细信息

📖 词根拆解
这个词来源于拉丁语 ‘sclavus’,最初指的是斯拉夫(Slav)战俘,因为在中世纪,很多斯拉夫人被俘为奴。后来这个词的意思扩大,泛指所有被奴役的人。
💡 联想技巧
联想谐音“死累夫”--被迫像牛马一样工作到“死”,非常“累”的“夫”(人)。这样就能记住奴隶是工作到死的劳累之人。
📖 例句
In history class, we learned that in ancient Rome, a slave could be bought and sold just like a piece of furniture. 🔊 在历史课上,我们学到在古罗马,**奴隶**可以像一件家具一样被买卖。
🔗 固定搭配
slave labor – 奴隶劳动;强迫劳动
slave trade – 奴隶贸易
🔄 同义词
bondservant (n.) – 契约仆役(历史上指签订契约的仆人,地位类似奴隶)
🚫 反义词
freeman (n.) – 自由民(指拥有完全人身自由和权利的人)
master (n.) – 主人(指拥有奴隶或仆役的人)
🌱 派生词
enslave (v.) – 奴役;使成为奴隶
slavery (n.) – 奴隶制度;奴隶身份
📖 文化故事
想象一下,在古代一场激烈的战争后,战胜方的将军指着俘虏的人群,宣布了一个决定他们一生命运的词。这个词最开始专指一个来自东欧的特定民族,因为他们常常在冲突中沦为俘虏。然而,这个词的力量如此强大,它很快挣脱了原有的束缚,变成了一个能代表所有失去自由、被迫劳作的悲惨人群的通用标签。这个词的旅程,本身就是一段从‘特指’到‘泛指’的征服史。
slave 🔊
/sleɪv/
n.
A person who is completely controlled by a habit, desire, or job, and works very hard for it.
A modern office scene, close-up on a tired-looking person's face illuminated by the glow of two large computer monitors late at night. Stacks of paper and an empty coffee cup are on the desk. The person looks stressed and trapped by the screens. Warm, dim office lighting. No text.
奴隶(喻) 🔊
nú lì (yù)
名词
比喻那些被某种事物(如工作、习惯、欲望)完全控制,不得不花费大量时间精力在上面,感觉没有自主选择权的人。
📁 分类:Behaviors & Actions 🔖 等级:中级

📘 详细信息

📖 例句
My brother is such a slave to his smartphone that he checks it every five minutes, even during dinner. 🔊 我弟弟简直是他的智能手机的**奴隶**,每五分钟就要看一眼,甚至吃饭时也不例外。
🔗 固定搭配
slave away – 辛苦地劳作
slave driver – 监管严厉的人;逼人拼命工作的人(比喻)
a slave to fashion – 时尚的奴隶(指盲目追随时尚的人)
🔄 同义词
workaholic (n.) – 工作狂(特指沉迷工作的人)
🚫 反义词
master (n.) – 主人;掌控者(指能控制某事的人)
🌱 派生词
slave 🔊
/sleɪv/
n.
In technology, a device or program that is controlled by another one (called the 'master').
A clear, top-down view of a desktop computer's internal components. A data cable connects the main large motherboard (the master) to a smaller secondary hard drive (the slave). Arrows or visual emphasis show the direction of control from the motherboard to the hard drive. Clean, technical illustration style. No text.
从设备 🔊
cóng shè bèi
名词
在计算机和科技领域,指一个设备或程序被另一个(称为“主设备”)控制或指挥,自身不能独立操作。
📁 分类:Technological Inventions 🔖 等级:高级

📘 详细信息

📖 例句
In this old computer setup, the second hard drive was set as a slave to the primary one, meaning it just followed instructions. 🔊 在这个旧电脑设置里,第二个硬盘被设为**从设备**,意思是它只是听从指令。
🔗 固定搭配
slave device – 从设备
🔄 同义词
peripheral (n.) – 外围设备(如打印机、键盘,通常受主机控制)
🚫 反义词
master (n.) – 主设备;主程序
🌱 派生词
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