late 14c., "obedience, submission; servitude, bondage; lordship, control," from Anglo-French subjectioun, Old French subjection "submission; subjugation; inferior condition; captivity" (12c., Modern French sujétion), from Latin subjectionem (nominative subjectio) "a putting under," noun of action from past participle stem of subicere (see subject (n.)).
双语例句
1. What started as subjection by force soon became " voluntary servitude ".
这样,最初的暴力征服很快就变成了 “ 甘受奴役 ”.
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2. She revolved the'son Willoughby " through moods of stupefaction, contempt, revolt, subjection.
她以麻木 、 鄙夷 、 厌恶 、 屈从的心情反复默想着 “ 我的孩子威洛比 ”.
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3. Women ought not to be in financial subjection to their husbands.
妇女在经济上不应从属于丈夫.
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4. It is impossible nowadays to keep nations in subjection if they are striving for freedom.
当今,只要各民族为自由而奋斗,就不可能使他们屈服.
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5. They construed the social contract as a pact of complete subjection to an absolute sovereign.
