thralldom

grammar · medium

易错句子The people were thralldomed by the dictator.

正确表达The people were in thralldom under the dictator.

中文学习者常受母语影响，将‘奴役’翻译成动词。然而‘thralldom’是名词，意为‘奴役状态’，不可作动词。正确用法需搭配介词‘in’或‘under’表示状态。

grammar · medium

易错句子He suffered many thralldoms in his life.

正确表达He suffered much thralldom in his life.

'thralldom'是不可数名词，表示抽象状态，不能用复数。中文学习者可能误认为可数，加-s。应改为不可数形式，或用‘much’修饰。