Word · Frequency #26877
indenture
使签订契约；以契约束缚
核心释义
To bind a person under a contract, especially as an apprentice or servant.
- 1.
以这种合同约束某人。
To bind a person under such a contract.
- 2.
使凹陷；使产生凹痕、缺口或皱纹；使起皱。
To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow.
使成锯齿状；使有凹痕；使起皱纹；以这种合同约束某人。；使凹陷；使产生凹痕、缺口或皱纹；使起皱。；以契约束缚
用法In use
He was indentured to a master carpenter for seven years.
用法提示：使用过去分词indentured表示被契约束缚
The company is indenturing new apprentices this month.
用法提示：使用现在分词indenturing表示正在进行签约契约的行为
The law indentures young workers to their employers for a fixed term.
用法提示：使用第三人称单数indentures表示一般事实
indenture sb to sb
主语通常是安排契约的一方，宾语是被约束的人。
His uncle indentured him to a merchant.
他叔叔让他立契给一名商人当学徒。
be indentured to sb
被动结构突出被约束的一方，后接契约的另一方。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- indentured servant
- 契约仆役
- Many indentured servants came to the American colonies in the 1600s.17世纪，许多契约仆役来到美洲殖民地。
- be indentured to
- 立契受雇于（某人）
- He was indentured to a blacksmith until he was twenty-one.他立契受雇于一个铁匠，直到21岁。
- indenture oneself
- 使自己立契（受雇）
- She indentured herself to a wigmaker to learn the trade.她立契受雇于一个假发制造商，以学习这门手艺。
- indenture an apprentice
- 与学徒订立契约
- The guild allowed masters to indenture apprentices for seven years.行会允许师傅与学徒订立七年契约。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：dent 是“凹痕”，藏在 indenture 中间——使凹痕、使起皱；旧时契约边缘有锯齿凹痕，故也指以契约束缚。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律/契约文件、历史文献、书面/技术描写 这个词整体偏正式，多用于法律或历史类文本，表示“以契约形式约束（尤指学徒或仆人）”。表示“使凹陷、使成锯齿状或起皱”的用法较少见，偏书面或技术色彩。日常口语中很少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
denture, venture, and adventure rhyme with indenture, sharing the stressed /dentʃə/ or /ventʃə/ ending. Capture is a useful lookalike but has a different vowel: /ˈkæptʃə/.
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