單詞
vassal
英 ['v?s(?)l]
美['v?sl]
基本信息
- n. 諸侯；封臣
- adj. 臣屬的
- n. (Vassal)人名；(英、法、德、羅)瓦薩爾；(西)巴薩爾
暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?vassals;
中文詞源
vassal 封臣
來自拉丁語vassus,仆人，詞源同valet,varlet，用于指封臣。
英文詞源
- vassal
- vassal: see varlet
- vassal (n.)
- early 14c. (c. 1200 as a surname) "tenant who pledges fealty to a lord," from Old French vassal "subject, subordinate, servant" (12c.), from Medieval Latin vassallus "manservant, domestic, retainer," extended from vassus "servant," from Old Celtic *wasso- "young man, squire" (cognates: Welsh gwas "youth, servant," Breton goaz "servant, vassal, man," Irish foss "servant"). The adjective is recorded from 1580s.
雙語例句
- 1. Wales was a vassal kingdom at that time.
- 那時(shí)威爾士是個(gè)附庸國(guó).
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. Opponents of the treaty argue that monetary union will turn France into a vassal of Germany.
- 協(xié)定的反對(duì)者認(rèn)為貨幣聯(lián)盟會(huì)使法國(guó)淪為德國(guó)的附庸國(guó)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A Burmese prince was again installed as a vassal of Ava.
- 一個(gè)緬甸王子更新就任阿瓦的封臣.
來自辭典例句
- 4. You're a student you're an empty vassal and you don't.
- 你是學(xué)生,是個(gè)空容器,沒有知識(shí).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. The lord in return owed his vassal protection and an assured livelihood.
- 主返回欠他的附庸保護(hù)和有保證的生計(jì).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)