bondage
gb/bˈɑndɪd͡ʒ/ us/bˈɑndɪd͡ʒ/
B2
Αγγλικά
~ 2200
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
B2
state
1
slavery or forced servitude
When someone is not free and is made to work for another person without pay, especially as a slave.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
in [someone's] bondage
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bondage' with 'bonding', but they have very different meanings.
Συνώνυμα
slavery (More common in general use; directly refers to owning people as property.)
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servitude (More formal and can refer to both voluntary and forced service.)
Αντώνυμα
freedom (The opposite state of being free and not under control.)
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liberty (Similar to freedom, often used in political or legal contexts.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
in bondage
|escape bondage
|held in bondage
|bondage and slavery
Θέματα
history
|human_rights
|society
|law
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The captives lived in bondage for many years before they were freed.
- Many people fought to end the bondage of enslaved workers.
- The novel tells the story of a man’s life in bondage on a plantation.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The man was in bondage for ten years.
- They escaped from bondage during the war.
- Bondage means a person is not free.
Ουσιαστικό
informal
C1
action
2
sexual tying or restraining
A sexual activity where one person ties up or holds another person so they cannot move.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may not realize this meaning is sexual and should be used carefully in conversation.
Συνώνυμα
restraint play (Used in sexual contexts to describe consensual tying or holding.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
BDSM bondage
|practice bondage
|bondage gear
|bondage scene
Θέματα
sexuality
|relationships
|health
Παραδείγματα
- They explored light bondage as part of their relationship.
- The shop sells various bondage accessories and costumes.
- Bondage can involve ropes, cuffs, or other restraints.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Some couples enjoy bondage as part of sex.
- Bondage uses things like ropes or handcuffs.
- Bondage must be safe and agreed by both people.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
bondage
IPA
GB/bˈɑndɪd͡ʒ/
US/bˈɑndɪd͡ʒ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
bond - age (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (bond)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: bondage
- Plural: bondage
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Core family
bond
noun B1
Related words
bonding
noun
binding
adjective
Εκφράσεις
in bondage
1/ˈɪn bˈɑndɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
not free; enslaved
Not free because someone controls you.
Παραδείγματα
- The prisoners remained in bondage until the war ended.
- Many historical records show people living in bondage.