Definition of bondage in English:

bondage

noun ˈbɒndɪdʒˈbɑndɪdʒ

mass noun

1The state of being a slave.
the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt's bondage
figurative the bondage of drug addiction
Example sentencesExamples
- His life seems set towards one of idyllic village life and oppressive bondage to his masters.
- By the time England entered the African slave trade, the European bondage of non-European peoples was already well established.
- In India and other parts of Asia, some people are outright slaves, others in debt bondage that ties them to a particular landlord.
- The freed slaves were held in ‘debt bondage,’ with the landlord forcing them to work for no wages and with no days off to repay the purchase of tools.
- From time immemorial slaves have manifested a desire to escape their bondage.
- Growing Up in Slavery presents young readers with intense, autobiographical stories of 10 slaves as they recall their early lives in bondage.
- The novels aptly illustrate why escape plans were fraught with failure and why some slaves chose to remain in bondage.
- In 1860, on the verge of war, four million black slaves were held in bondage across the South.
- Trapped in the vicious cycle of bondage and slavery, they have nowhere to go and are thrust into a life which reduces them to nothing but robots.
- Buddha left home to get supreme security from bondage.
- The custom is derived from the days of slavery in the United States when a slave owner often would break the middle finger of a slave's hand to indicate bondage.
- Slaves resisted their bondage in a variety of ways.
- During the nineteenth century, juries as far South as Georgia refused to convict whites who assisted slaves escaping from bondage.
- The nature of slavery and the responses of slave women to their bondage must also be considered.
- He noted that it was significant that after four centuries of bondage the descendants of slaves have become a free and independent people.
- Two hundred years ago, following a slave uprising, Haiti threw off the yoke of bondage to become a free black state and a haven for escaped African slaves.
- Although the majority of slaves lived and died in bondage, the intelligent and enterprising slave lived in the hope of eventually buying his freedom.
- Bonded labour or debt bondage is probably the least known form of slavery today.
- Slaves held in bondage are forced into labor and too often treated inhumanely.
- Furthermore, his 1839 statement reflected a greater concern about the conscience of the slave owner than the physical bondage of the slave.
Synonyms
slavery, enslavement, servitude, subjugation, subjection, oppression, domination, exploitation, persecution
captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, confinement, detention
bonds, chains, fetters, shackles, restraints, yoke
literary thraldom, thrall
historical serfdom, vassalage
archaic enthralment, duress
2Sexual practice that involves the tying up or restraining of one partner.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Latin bondagium, from Middle English bond 'serf' (earlier 'peasant, householder'), from Old Norse bóndi 'tiller of the soil', based on búa 'dwell'; influenced in sense by bond.

Definition of bondage in US English:

bondage

nounˈbɑndɪdʒˈbändij

1The state of being a slave.
the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt's bondage
figurative the bondage of drug addiction
Example sentencesExamples
- Growing Up in Slavery presents young readers with intense, autobiographical stories of 10 slaves as they recall their early lives in bondage.
- The novels aptly illustrate why escape plans were fraught with failure and why some slaves chose to remain in bondage.
- The custom is derived from the days of slavery in the United States when a slave owner often would break the middle finger of a slave's hand to indicate bondage.
- He noted that it was significant that after four centuries of bondage the descendants of slaves have become a free and independent people.
- Trapped in the vicious cycle of bondage and slavery, they have nowhere to go and are thrust into a life which reduces them to nothing but robots.
- The nature of slavery and the responses of slave women to their bondage must also be considered.
- In 1860, on the verge of war, four million black slaves were held in bondage across the South.
- The freed slaves were held in ‘debt bondage,’ with the landlord forcing them to work for no wages and with no days off to repay the purchase of tools.
- Two hundred years ago, following a slave uprising, Haiti threw off the yoke of bondage to become a free black state and a haven for escaped African slaves.
- Bonded labour or debt bondage is probably the least known form of slavery today.
- His life seems set towards one of idyllic village life and oppressive bondage to his masters.
- From time immemorial slaves have manifested a desire to escape their bondage.
- In India and other parts of Asia, some people are outright slaves, others in debt bondage that ties them to a particular landlord.
- During the nineteenth century, juries as far South as Georgia refused to convict whites who assisted slaves escaping from bondage.
- By the time England entered the African slave trade, the European bondage of non-European peoples was already well established.
- Furthermore, his 1839 statement reflected a greater concern about the conscience of the slave owner than the physical bondage of the slave.
- Although the majority of slaves lived and died in bondage, the intelligent and enterprising slave lived in the hope of eventually buying his freedom.
- Slaves held in bondage are forced into labor and too often treated inhumanely.
- Buddha left home to get supreme security from bondage.
- Slaves resisted their bondage in a variety of ways.
Synonyms
slavery, enslavement, servitude, subjugation, subjection, oppression, domination, exploitation, persecution
2Sexual practice that involves the tying up or restraining of one partner.

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Latin bondagium, from Middle English bond ‘serf’ (earlier ‘peasant, householder’), from Old Norse bóndi ‘tiller of the soil’, based on búa ‘dwell’; influenced in sense by bond.

单词	bondage
释义	Definition of bondage in English: bondage noun ˈbɒndɪdʒˈbɑndɪdʒ mass noun 1The state of being a slave. the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt's bondage figurative the bondage of drug addiction Example sentencesExamples His life seems set towards one of idyllic village life and oppressive bondage to his masters. By the time England entered the African slave trade, the European bondage of non-European peoples was already well established. In India and other parts of Asia, some people are outright slaves, others in debt bondage that ties them to a particular landlord. The freed slaves were held in ‘debt bondage,’ with the landlord forcing them to work for no wages and with no days off to repay the purchase of tools. From time immemorial slaves have manifested a desire to escape their bondage. Growing Up in Slavery presents young readers with intense, autobiographical stories of 10 slaves as they recall their early lives in bondage. The novels aptly illustrate why escape plans were fraught with failure and why some slaves chose to remain in bondage. In 1860, on the verge of war, four million black slaves were held in bondage across the South. Trapped in the vicious cycle of bondage and slavery, they have nowhere to go and are thrust into a life which reduces them to nothing but robots. Buddha left home to get supreme security from bondage. The custom is derived from the days of slavery in the United States when a slave owner often would break the middle finger of a slave's hand to indicate bondage. Slaves resisted their bondage in a variety of ways. During the nineteenth century, juries as far South as Georgia refused to convict whites who assisted slaves escaping from bondage. The nature of slavery and the responses of slave women to their bondage must also be considered. He noted that it was significant that after four centuries of bondage the descendants of slaves have become a free and independent people. Two hundred years ago, following a slave uprising, Haiti threw off the yoke of bondage to become a free black state and a haven for escaped African slaves. Although the majority of slaves lived and died in bondage, the intelligent and enterprising slave lived in the hope of eventually buying his freedom. Bonded labour or debt bondage is probably the least known form of slavery today. Slaves held in bondage are forced into labor and too often treated inhumanely. Furthermore, his 1839 statement reflected a greater concern about the conscience of the slave owner than the physical bondage of the slave. Synonyms slavery, enslavement, servitude, subjugation, subjection, oppression, domination, exploitation, persecution captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, confinement, detention bonds, chains, fetters, shackles, restraints, yoke literary thraldom, thrall historical serfdom, vassalage archaic enthralment, duress 2Sexual practice that involves the tying up or restraining of one partner. Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Latin bondagium, from Middle English bond 'serf' (earlier 'peasant, householder'), from Old Norse bóndi 'tiller of the soil', based on búa 'dwell'; influenced in sense by bond. Definition of bondage in US English: bondage nounˈbɑndɪdʒˈbändij 1The state of being a slave. the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt's bondage figurative the bondage of drug addiction Example sentencesExamples Growing Up in Slavery presents young readers with intense, autobiographical stories of 10 slaves as they recall their early lives in bondage. The novels aptly illustrate why escape plans were fraught with failure and why some slaves chose to remain in bondage. The custom is derived from the days of slavery in the United States when a slave owner often would break the middle finger of a slave's hand to indicate bondage. He noted that it was significant that after four centuries of bondage the descendants of slaves have become a free and independent people. Trapped in the vicious cycle of bondage and slavery, they have nowhere to go and are thrust into a life which reduces them to nothing but robots. The nature of slavery and the responses of slave women to their bondage must also be considered. In 1860, on the verge of war, four million black slaves were held in bondage across the South. The freed slaves were held in ‘debt bondage,’ with the landlord forcing them to work for no wages and with no days off to repay the purchase of tools. Two hundred years ago, following a slave uprising, Haiti threw off the yoke of bondage to become a free black state and a haven for escaped African slaves. Bonded labour or debt bondage is probably the least known form of slavery today. His life seems set towards one of idyllic village life and oppressive bondage to his masters. From time immemorial slaves have manifested a desire to escape their bondage. In India and other parts of Asia, some people are outright slaves, others in debt bondage that ties them to a particular landlord. During the nineteenth century, juries as far South as Georgia refused to convict whites who assisted slaves escaping from bondage. By the time England entered the African slave trade, the European bondage of non-European peoples was already well established. Furthermore, his 1839 statement reflected a greater concern about the conscience of the slave owner than the physical bondage of the slave. Although the majority of slaves lived and died in bondage, the intelligent and enterprising slave lived in the hope of eventually buying his freedom. Slaves held in bondage are forced into labor and too often treated inhumanely. Buddha left home to get supreme security from bondage. Slaves resisted their bondage in a variety of ways. Synonyms slavery, enslavement, servitude, subjugation, subjection, oppression, domination, exploitation, persecution 2Sexual practice that involves the tying up or restraining of one partner. Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Latin bondagium, from Middle English bond ‘serf’ (earlier ‘peasant, householder’), from Old Norse bóndi ‘tiller of the soil’, based on búa ‘dwell’; influenced in sense by bond.
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