subjection

• 名词，指使某人或某物处于控制或统治之下的行为，或处于这种控制之下的状态。

A noun referring to the act of bringing someone or something under control or domination, or the state of being under such control.

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1. Forced submission to controlC1formal

   The state of being under the authority or control of another, often against one's will.

   征服

   • The people lived in subjection to a harsh dictator.
   • He resented the subjection of his personal freedoms.
   • The treaty resulted in the subjection of the entire region.

   同义词bondagecontroldominationoppressionservitudesubjugationsuppressionthraldom

   反义词autonomyfreedomindependencelibertymasterysovereigntysupremacy

2. Act of conqueringC1formal

   The process of bringing a group or territory under control, typically through force.

   征服

   • The subjection of the neighboring kingdom took many years.
   • History records the subjection of many ancient civilizations.
   • The general led the campaign for the subjection of the rebel forces.

   同义词conquestdominationoverpoweringsubjugationsuppression

   反义词emancipationliberation