captivity

• 名词，指人或动物被囚禁、关押或违背其意愿被扣留的状态或处境，包括被奴役的状态。

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.

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1. ImprisonmentB2formal

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

   囚禁

   • 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.

   同义词confinementcustodydetentionimprisonmentincarcerationinternment

   反义词freedomlibertyrelease

2. SlaveryC1formal

   The condition of being a slave; forced servitude.

   奴役

   • 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.

   同义词bondageenslavementservitudesubjugationthraldomvassalage

   反义词freedomindependenceliberty