a/an + villein
表示身份
He was a villein bound to the lord.
他是一个依附于领主的隶农。
农奴；隶农
(中世纪)被束缚在土地上、为封建领主所有的农奴
(in the Middle Ages) a serf bound to the land and owned by a feudal lord
(中世纪)被束缚在土地上、为封建领主所有的农奴
(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
In the medieval system, a villein could not leave the land without the lord's permission.
在中世纪制度下，农奴未经领主允许不能离开土地。
用法提示：这里villein作单数名词，指被束缚在土地上的农奴。
The lord treated his villeins as part of the estate.
领主把他的农奴视为庄园的一部分。
用法提示：复数形式villeins指多个农奴，表示领主庄园里的依附农民。
Each villein had to work on the lord's fields for several days each week.
每个农奴每周都得在领主的田地里劳作几天。
用法提示：单数名词villein作主语，强调每个农奴的封建义务。
表示身份
He was a villein bound to the lord.
他是一个依附于领主的隶农。
复数形式
Villeins worked the lord's fields.
隶农耕种领主的田地。
所有格形式
The villein's life was harsh and short.
隶农的生活艰苦而短暂。
grammar · medium
易错句子The feudal lord owned several villains.
正确表达The feudal lord owned several villeins.
混淆了 'villein'（隶农）与 'villain'（恶棍）的拼写；前者指封建农奴，后者指坏人。应使用正确的拼写 'villein'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The lord had many villein.
正确表达The lord had many villeins.
中文中没有复数变化，因此学习者可能省略名词复数。'villein' 是可数名词，复数形式为 'villeins'。
villein指封建制度下的隶农，地位卑微；villain指道德败坏的人或故事中的反派角色，意义完全不同。
villein是隶农，受领主支配但无人身自由；vassal是封臣，向领主效忠以换取土地，有一定权利和地位。
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