n. 农奴;封建制度下依附于土地和领主的农民,通常不能自由迁徙,需为领主劳动或缴纳租税。
/sɜːf/;/sɝːf/
The serf worked in the lord’s fields every day.
这名农奴每天在领主的田地里劳动。
Although the serf was not a slave, his freedom was severely limited by the feudal system.
虽然农奴不是奴隶,但他的自由受到封建制度的严重限制。
来自中古英语 serf,经由古法语 serf,源自拉丁语 servus,意为“奴隶、仆人”。这个词后来专指欧洲封建社会中依附于土地的农民。