Word · Frequency #17469
vassals
封臣;附庸
vassals is the plural of vassal.
核心释义
a person who held a fief and owed service to a feudal lord
- 1.
任何因类似紧密关系而受约束的下属;附庸。
Any subordinate bound by similar close ties.
- 2.
受封地的人;向封建领主效忠并服役的人
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
任何因类似紧密关系而受约束的下属;附庸。;受封地的人;向封建领主效忠并服役的人;(封建时代的)封臣;奴仆
用法In use
In medieval times, a vassal swore loyalty to his lord in exchange for land.
用法提示:这里 vassal 是名词,指封建制度下向领主效忠并领受封地的人。
The king expected every vassal to provide soldiers during the war.
用法提示:vassal 用作可数名词,表示“封臣”,本句中作主语。
Many vassals paid tribute to the emperor each year.
用法提示:vassals 是 vassal 的复数形式,指多个封臣。
be a vassal of sb
名词用法;of 后接所效忠的领主或宗主。
He was a loyal vassal of the king.
他是国王的忠实封臣。
serve as a vassal to sb
to 后接效忠对象;与 of 相比,to 更强调服务与依附关系。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- vassal state
- 附庸国
- The small kingdom became a vassal state of the empire.这个小王国成为了帝国的附庸国。
- sworn vassal
- 宣誓效忠的封臣
- The knight was a sworn vassal and would never break his oath.这位骑士是一个宣誓效忠的封臣,永远不会违背他的誓言。
- lord and vassal
- 领主与封臣
- The bond between lord and vassal was bound by mutual obligations.领主与封臣之间的纽带受到相互义务的约束。
- become a vassal
- 成为封臣
- After losing the war, the duke had to become a vassal to the neighboring king.战败后,公爵不得不成为邻国国王的封臣。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
vassal 与 castle 同韵,联想:封臣在城堡中向领主效忠。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:historical writing、formal discourse vassal 在所列释义中作名词,指封建制度下受封土地并须效忠领主的封臣。该词多用于历史叙述或正式语体,日常口语中较少出现。
语法说明Grammar Note
作形容词时通常只用于定语位置,常修饰 state、kingdom 等词,如 a vassal state。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 vassal /ˈvæsəl/ 押韵的词:hassle /ˈhæsəl/、tassel /ˈtæsəl/、castle /ˈkæsəl/(castle 中的 t 不发音)。注意拼写相似的 vessel /ˈvɛsəl/、nasal /ˈneɪzəl/、basal /ˈbeɪsəl/ 都不押韵,元音也不同。
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