vassal
US /ˈvæs.əl/
UK /ˈvæs.əl/
名詞
1.
附庸, 封臣
a person granted the use of land, in return for rendering homage, fealty, and military service or its equivalent to a lord or other superior; a feudal tenant
範例:
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The duke had many vassals who pledged loyalty to him.
公爵有許多向他宣誓效忠的附庸。
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A king's power often depended on the strength and loyalty of his vassals.
國王的力量常常取決於其附庸的實力和忠誠。
2.
附庸, 從屬者
a person or state in a subservient or subordinate position
範例:
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The smaller nation became a vassal state to the powerful empire.
這個小國成為了強大帝國的附庸國。
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He felt like a mere vassal, always having to obey his boss's every command.
他覺得自己只是一個附庸，總是不得不服從老闆的每一個命令。
形容詞
附庸的, 從屬的
subservient or subordinate
範例:
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The smaller kingdom had a vassal relationship with the larger empire.
這個小王國與大帝國有著附庸關係。
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His position was purely vassal, with no real power of his own.
他的地位純粹是附庸的，沒有自己的實權。
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