indenture
US /ɪnˈden.tʃɚ/
UK /ɪnˈden.tʃər/
名詞
契約, 合同, 學徒合同
a formal legal agreement, contract, or document, especially one that binds an apprentice to a master or a servant to an employer
範例:
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The young man signed an indenture to serve as an apprentice for seven years.
這個年輕人簽署了一份學徒合同，作為學徒服務七年。
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Many immigrants came to the colonies under an indenture system.
許多移民在契約制度下前往殖民地。
動詞
簽訂契約, 使...成為學徒
to bind (someone) by an indenture as an apprentice or laborer
範例:
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He was indentured to a blacksmith for five years.
他被簽訂契約，在鐵匠鋪當了五年學徒。
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The company indentured several workers from overseas.
該公司簽訂契約僱傭了幾名海外工人。