英语词汇“feudal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	feudal
释义	feu·dal I. \ˈfyüd^əl\ adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin feodalis, feudalis, from feodum, feudum + Latin -alis -al 1. a. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a feud or fief : founded upon or involving the relation of lord and vassal with tenure of land in feud < feudal rights and services > < feudal tenure > < feudal polity > — distinguished from domanial b. : of, existing in, characterized by, or relating to the feudal system < the feudal era > < his feudal lord > < the feudal states of medieval Europe > < a volume of feudal studies > c. : of feudal times < ruins of a feudal castle > < a map of feudal England > 2. : resembling that of a medieval lord in imperiousness or impressiveness : characterized by a grand style or manner < lived in almost feudal ease among devoted retainers and entertained with a lavish hand — A.C.Cole > : imposing < owner of the … railroad had built his feudal castle — Harrison Smith > 3. a. : marked by or upholding the domination of a privileged class : oligarchic < replace the feudal bureaucracy with an equitable civil service > < strongly feudal by instinct, he led the opposition to … demands for equal electoral privileges — Andrew Boyle > specifically : controlled absolutely by and for the benefit of an individual or small group (as of landowners) < the Arab governments, representing largely feudal societies in which the masses are incredibly poor — Peter Allen > < textile-mill towns are feudal empires with their own stores … courts … police, and jails — Lawrence Lader > b. : of, belonging to, or constituting a ruling class < the feudal bourgeois type … represented a coalition of the army, the bureaucracy, and the owners of the large estates and factories for the joint exploitation of the state — Franz Neumann > specifically : ruling absolutely within a limited domain < the last survivor of the feudal tribal chieftains — Robert Payne > 4. : of or marked by division into independent often absolutely ruled domains < where no central government has replaced the feudal structure of tribal society > 5. : characterized by reciprocal and contractual relations between members (as of a society) < monarchical and democratic societies, feudal or caste-divided ones, priest-ridden and relatively irreligious ones … evolve — A.L.Kroeber > II. adjective Etymology: feud (I) + -al : of, associated with, or engaged in a retaliatory or competitive feud < feudal hatred > < the man who rescued a feudal enemy — Emporia (Kans.) Gazette >
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