feudal
feudal 英 [ˈfju:dl] 美 [ˈfjudl]
adj. 封建制度的；领地的；世仇的
- Anything feudal relates to the medieval system of feudalism — where the nobility owned the land while everyone else worked it. It was no fun to be a lowly serf in the feudal system.
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- adj. 封建制度的；领地的；世仇的
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1. At a feudal festival, Aleck provided a feast for all of his classmates at home.
在一个封建的节日，亚力克在家里为所有的同学准备了一次宴会。
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2. But the company would be better off with less feudal management.
但是如果少一些封建式的管理，该公司将更加繁荣。
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3. Even in a feudal society, such passions were acknowledged by society as, in some sense, legitimate, but the view didn’t have any authority.
直到封建社会, 这些欲望从某种意义上来说才被人们认为是合理的,虽然如此但是却没有任何权威.
- feudal (adj.) 1610s, "pertaining to feuds," estates of land granted by a superior on condition of services to be rendered to the grantor, from Medieval Latin feudalis, from feudum "feudal estate, land granted to be held as a benefice," of Germanic origin (cognates: Gothic faihu "property," Old High German fihu "cattle;" see fee). Related to Middle English feodary "one who holds lands of an overlord in exchange for service" (late 14c.). Not related to feud.
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