captivity

• Существительное, обозначающее состояние или положение, когда человек или животное находится в заключении, заточении или удерживается против своей воли, включая состояние рабства.

A noun referring to the state or condition of being confined, imprisoned, or held against one's will, including the condition of being a slave.

uncountable

1. ImprisonmentB2formal

   The state of being confined or held against one's will.

   Плен

   • The animal was kept in captivity for many years.
   • He lived in captivity for over a decade before escaping.
   • The conditions of captivity were harsh and inhumane.

   Synonymsconfinementcustodydetentionimprisonmentincarcerationinternment

   Antonymsfreedomlibertyrelease

2. SlaveryC1formal

   The condition of being a slave; forced servitude.

   Рабство

   • Shakespeare wrote of the captivity of the human spirit.
   • The captives were sold into captivity in a foreign land.
   • He endured a life of captivity under a cruel master.

   Synonymsbondageenslavementservitudesubjugationthraldomvassalage

   Antonymsfreedomindependenceliberty