vassal
US /ˈvæs.əl/
UK /ˈvæs.əl/
名词
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
示例:
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The duke had many vassals who pledged loyalty to him.
公爵有许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.
国王的权力常常取决于其附庸的实力和忠诚。
2.
附庸, 从属者
a person or state in a subservient or subordinate position
示例:
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The smaller nation became a vassal state to the powerful empire.
这个小国成为了强大帝国的附庸国。
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He felt like a mere vassal, always having to obey his boss's every command.
他觉得自己只是一个附庸，总是不得不服从老板的每一个命令。
形容词
附庸的, 从属的
subservient or subordinate
示例:
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The smaller kingdom had a vassal relationship with the larger empire.
这个小王国与大帝国有着附庸关系。
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His position was purely vassal, with no real power of his own.
他的地位纯粹是附庸的，没有自己的实权。
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