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单词 neoslave
释义

neoslaven.

Brit. /ˈniːə(ʊ)ˌsleɪv/, U.S. /ˈnioʊˌsleɪv/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neo- comb. form, slave n.1 and adj.1
Etymology: < neo- comb. form + slave n.1 and adj.1 Compare earlier neoslavery n.
A person enslaved under a new system; (also) one who is re-enslaved. Frequently attributive.
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1970 G. Jackson Let. 4 Apr. in Soledad Brother (1971) 211 Part of the credo of the neoslave, the latter-day slave,..is to shuffle away from any situation that becomes too difficult.
1981 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 66 47 She conveys..the efforts of the plaintiff's able attorney..to convince the court of Tom's neo-slave status and the illegality and immorality of the situation.
2000 C. B. Booker I will wear No Chain! v. 95 Edmund Rhett..and other leaders saw their opportunity to recast Southern society in a neoslave mold... Rhett contended that the ‘general interest both of the white man and of the negroes requires that he should be kept as near to the condition of slavery as possible.’

Derivatives

ˈneoslaver n. rare
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1970 G. Jackson Let. 4 Apr. in Soledad Brother (1971) 214 The neoslaver destroyed the uneconomic plantation, and built upon its ruins a factory.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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