the state of being under the control of another person
the practice of owning slaves
work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
slavery的用法和樣例:
例句
用作名詞 (n.)
They were delivered from slavery. 他們從奴役中被解放出來。
We shall never submit ourselves to slavery. 我們不甘受奴役。
Lincoln was an unbending foe of slavery. 林肯是奴隸制的死敵。
All humanitarians are against slavery. 所有人道主義者都反對奴隸制。
However, the Israelite people, accustomed to slavery and uncertain of freedom, soon rebelled against God. 然而,以色列人,習慣了奴隸身份和不確定的自由,很快又再反抗神了。
After Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery, she returned to slave-holding states many times to help other slaves escape. 自奴隸身份脫逃后,海麗特塔布曼多次往返於贊成奴隸制度的各州內,幫助其他的奴隸逃亡。