词族 · vassal
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中文词源
vassal 封臣
来自拉丁语vassus,仆人，词源同valet,varlet，用于指封臣。
英语词源
- vassal
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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.
权威例句
- 1. Wales was a vassal kingdom at that time.
- 那时威尔士是个附庸国.
- 2. Opponents of the treaty argue that monetary union will turn France into a vassal of Germany.
- 协定的反对者认为货币联盟会使法国沦为德国的附庸国。
- 3. A Burmese prince was again installed as a vassal of Ava.
- 一个缅甸王子更新就任阿瓦的封臣.
- 4. You're a student you're an empty vassal and you don't.
- 你是学生,是个空容器,没有知识.
- 5. The lord in return owed his vassal protection and an assured livelihood.
- 主返回欠他的附庸保护和有保证的生计.