- n. 奴隸；束縛
- adj. 受奴役的
- vt. 使成為奴隸
- n. (Thrall)人名；(英)思羅爾
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?thralls;
助記提示
1. slave => slav- => *thlav- => *thrav- => *thrau- => thrall.
2. 這是一種缺乏理?yè)?jù)性的根據(jù)音變規(guī)律和原理做出的一種聯(lián)想和近義關(guān)聯(lián)。其目的在于使單詞更易于理解和記憶。
3. 因此這種聯(lián)想不是天馬行空地亂聯(lián)想，而是根據(jù)音變規(guī)律做出的一種比較合理的聯(lián)想。
4. 諧音“是奴啊，死奴啊，是奴哦，死奴哦”。
中文詞源
thrall 奴役，奴仆來自古英語(yǔ) thrael,奴仆，來自 Proto-Germanic*thragilaz,跑腿者，來自 PIE*tragh,拉，拖，跑， 詞源同 track,tractor.引申詞義奴役，役使。
英文詞源
- thrall (n.)
- late Old English tr?l "bondman, serf, slave," from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse tr?ll "slave, servant," figuratively "wretch, scoundrel," probably from Proto-Germanic *thrakhilaz, literally "runner," from root *threh- "to run" (cognates: Old High German dregil "servant," properly "runner;" Old English tr?gan, Gothic tragjan "to run"). Meaning "condition of servitude" is from early 14c.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Anti - thrall leaders agitated the question of thrall for many years.
- 反對(duì)奴隸制的領(lǐng)袖們就奴隸制問題進(jìn)行了多年的激烈爭(zhēng)論.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. At the concert, I was held in thrall by the music.
- 在音樂會(huì)上, 我被音樂迷住了.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. He treats his wife like a thrall.
- 他把妻子當(dāng)作奴隸看待.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. He is a thrall to drink.
- 他極貪杯.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. He is ( in ) thrall to his passions.
- 他是感情的奴隸 ( 感情用事 ).
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》