feudal
英 ['fju?d(?)l]
美['fjudl]
- adj. 封建制度的；領(lǐng)地的；世仇的
CET6+TEM4考研TOEFL低頻詞常用詞匯
中文詞源
feudal 封建的
來自PIE*peku, 牛。引申詞義耕作，耕種，指有土地所有權(quán)的國王或莊園領(lǐng)主把土地封給其臣民或臣子進(jìn)行耕作，以臣民或臣子上交一定的地租或提供勞務(wù)服務(wù)做為交換，類似于中國古代的分封制。該詞與feud沒有任何詞源聯(lián)系。比較其同源詞fee, pecuniary.
英文詞源
- feudal
- feudal: see fee
- feudal (adj.)
- 1610s, "pertaining to feuds," estates of land granted by a superior on condition of services to be rendered to the grantor, from Medieval Latin feudalis, from feudum "feudal estate, land granted to be held as a benefice," of Germanic origin (cognates: Gothic faihu "property," Old High German fihu "cattle;" see fee). Related to Middle English feodary "one who holds lands of an overlord in exchange for service" (late 14c.). Not related to feud.
雙語例句
- 1. Diplomacy was in his blood: his ancestors had been feudal lords.
- 他天生擅長交際：他的祖先曾是封建領(lǐng)主。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Feudal rulers ruled over the country several thousand years.
- 封建統(tǒng)治者統(tǒng)治這個(gè)國家?guī)浊?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The feudal system lasted for two thousand years in China.
- 封建制度在中國延續(xù)了兩千年之久.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Many people look back with nostalgia to feudal times.
- 許多人留戀不舍地回顧封建時(shí)代.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. This historical novel illustrates the breaking up of feudal society in microcosm.
- 這部歷史小說是走向崩潰的封建社會(huì)的縮影.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》