feudal

IPA/ˈfjuː.dəl/
KK[fjˈudəl]IPA/ˈfjuː.dəl/

feudal — 形容詞

  • feudalpositive
  • more feudalcomparative
  • most feudalsuperlative

1. connected with the old land-for-service system of medieval Europe, where weaker

1.形容詞B2
釋義

封建的

與封地義務和等級支配有關

connected with the old land-for-service system of medieval Europe, where weaker people held land from a more powerful lord and owed work, payment, or fighting service in return, or with any society built on that rigid ladder of rank

例句

Our teacher drew a chart of feudal lords, knights, and farmers.

老師畫了一張圖，說明封建社會裡的領主、騎士與農民。

collocation: feudal lord

The film shows a feudal lord collecting grain from village families.

這部電影演到一位封建領主向村民家庭徵收糧食。

常見搭配
  • feudal lord
  • feudal system
  • feudal society
  • feudal order
  • feudal duty
  • feudal estate
  • feudal hierarchy
  • feudal privilege
同義詞
  • medieval

    broader and mainly time-based; something can be medieval without specifically belonging to the feudal social system

  • hierarchical

    describes any structure with levels of power, not specifically one tied to land and service

  • aristocratic

    focuses on nobles and upper-class privilege rather than the full land-and-duty system

反義詞
  • egalitarian

    describes a system that aims for equal status instead of inherited rank

  • democratic

    suggests power is shared more broadly rather than held by lords over dependents

文法句型

feudal + noun (lord, system, society, duty)

用法筆記

Usually appears before a noun, especially in combinations such as feudal lord, feudal duty, and feudal society. It can describe the medieval land-and-service system itself or, more broadly, a modern structure where power flows down a strict social ranking.

常見錯誤

The land was ruled by feudalism lords.
The land was ruled by feudal lords.
Use feudal as an adjective before a noun; feudalism is the name of the system.

同根字

  • feudalism
    名詞C1
  • feudally
    副詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • feudal chain of command
  • feudal social order