a helot / the helot
The helot worked in the fields all day.
那个农奴整天在田里干活。
农奴；奴隶
希洛人(古斯巴达奴隶)
农奴；奴隶。
A serf; a slave.
In ancient Sparta, a helot could be killed without legal consequence.
在古斯巴达，希洛人可能被杀死而不受法律制裁。
用法提示：名词，指古斯巴达的奴隶
The feudal lord treated his helot as if he were no more than livestock.
封建领主对待他的农奴就像对待牲畜一样。
用法提示：名词，指农奴
Many helots worked the land for their Spartan masters.
许多希洛人为他们的斯巴达主人耕种土地。
用法提示：名词复数，指希洛人
The helot worked in the fields all day.
那个农奴整天在田里干活。
The helots revolted against their masters.
农奴们起义反抗他们的主人。
比喻用法，指像对待奴隶一样对待某人。
The dictator treated his people like helots.
那个独裁者把他的人民当作农奴对待。
grammar · medium
易错句子The helot were forced to work.
正确表达The helots were forced to work.
helot是可数名词，表示多个希洛人时必须使用复数形式helots。
grammar · medium
易错句子The conquerors heloted the villagers.
正确表达The conquerors made helots of the villagers.
helot是名词，不能用作动词。应用make helots of或enslaved等动词短语表示 '使成为农奴'。
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