enslaved
/ɪnˈsleɪv/ (bre, ipa) · [ɛnslˈevd] /ɪnˈsleɪv/ (ame, ipa)
enslaved — 動詞
- enslavedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- enslaveds3rd person singular
- enslaveding-ing form
- enslavededpast simple
1. To trap someone in harmful conditions that they cannot easily escape.
困住
使人脫不了惡劣處境
To trap someone in harmful conditions that they cannot easily escape.
Low wages enslaved many workers to jobs they hated.
低薪把許多工人困在自己厭惡的工作裡。
enslave + object + to + harsh condition
Heavy debt enslaved the family to one payment after another.
沉重的債務把這家人困在一筆又一筆的付款裡。
Poor reading skills enslaved adults to unfair contracts and false promises.
不佳的閱讀能力讓成年人困在不公平的合約與假承諾中。
The landlord's threats enslaved tenants in unsafe rooms for years.
房東的威脅把房客困在不安全的房間裡好多年。
文法句型
enslave + object + to + condition
用法筆記
Usually has a system, debt, threat, or social condition as the subject. Unlike sense 2, it does not mean literally making someone a slave; unlike sense 3, it focuses on being trapped in harsh circumstances.
2. To take away a person's freedom and make that person live and work as property.
奴役
把人變成被迫勞動的奴隸
To take away a person's freedom and make that person live and work as property.
Invading soldiers enslaved villagers and sent them to distant mines.
入侵的士兵奴役了村民，並把他們送到遙遠的礦場。
enslave + group of people
The raiders enslaved hundreds of children after burning the river town.
掠奪者燒掉河邊小鎮後，奴役了數百名孩子。
Some empires enslaved prisoners of war and sold them abroad.
有些帝國會奴役戰俘，並把他們賣到國外。
Captured sailors were enslaved and forced to row the ships.
被抓到的水手遭到奴役，還被迫為船隻划槳。
文法句型
enslave + object
be enslaved + and + past participle
用法筆記
Used for literal enslavement in historical, legal, and human-rights contexts. The object is a person or group whose liberty is taken away.
常見錯誤
3. To rule a person's mind, feelings, or daily choices so fully that freedom is los
操控
讓思想情感與生活全受支配
To rule a person's mind, feelings, or daily choices so fully that freedom is lost.
For years, fear enslaved Omar and kept him from speaking in class.
多年來，恐懼一直操控著 Omar，讓他不敢在課堂上發言。
figurative: emotion enslaved someone
Jealousy enslaved Rosa's thoughts and poisoned every family dinner.
嫉妒操控了 Rosa 的心思，也毀掉了每一頓家庭晚餐。
The cult's rules enslaved members and cut them off from family.
那個邪教的規矩操控了成員，還切斷了他們和家人的聯繫。
The craving for quick wins enslaved Caleb and emptied his savings.
對快速贏錢的渴望操控了 Caleb，還掏空了他的積蓄。
文法句型
enslave + object
be enslaved by + emotion or idea
用法筆記
Common in figurative writing about fear, jealousy, addiction, or ideology. It stresses inner control over thoughts or feelings more than the external hardship in sense 1.
常見錯誤
enslaved — 形容詞
- enslavedpositive
- more enslavedcomparative
- most enslavedsuperlative
1. Kept under violent control and made to labour for nothing, without freedom to le
被奴役的
失去自由並被迫無償勞動
Kept under violent control and made to labour for nothing, without freedom to leave.
The memorial lists the names of enslaved people sold at the port.
那座紀念碑列出了在港口被賣掉的被奴役者姓名。
collocation: enslaved people
An enslaved cook secretly taught the children to read at night.
一名被奴役的廚師晚上偷偷教孩子們識字。
The novel follows an enslaved man planning his escape across the swamp.
這本小說講的是一名被奴役的人打算穿過沼澤逃走。
The museum returned jewelry taken from enslaved families generations ago.
博物館歸還了好幾代以前從被奴役家庭奪走的珠寶。
- subjugated
Broader term for being brought under power; it does not always include forced labour
- oppressed
Focuses on cruel treatment, not necessarily ownership
- captive
Means not free to leave, but does not automatically imply slavery
用法筆記
Most often modifies nouns like people, man, woman, worker, or family. In present-day historical writing, 'enslaved person' is often preferred to 'slave' because it highlights a condition imposed on someone.
2. Connected to slavery, or to the lives and labour of people held in slavery.
奴隸制的
與奴隸制度或被奴役者有關
Connected to slavery, or to the lives and labour of people held in slavery.
The display explains how enslaved labor worked on Caribbean plantations.
這個展示說明了加勒比海種植園裡的奴隸制勞動如何運作。
attributive: enslaved labor
Workers found an enslaved burial ground behind the old mansion.
工人在老宅後方發現了一處奴隸制的墓地。
The archive keeps enslaved family records from two rice farms.
檔案館保存了兩座稻田農場留下的奴隸制家庭紀錄。
The book compares enslaved housing styles across the coastal South.
這本書比較了美國南方沿海地區的奴隸制住房樣式。
文法句型
enslaved + labor or housing noun
用法筆記
Used before non-human nouns such as labor, housing, records, or burial ground to describe things connected with slavery or with enslaved people, not the people themselves.