thrall

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /θɹɔːl/|/θɹoːl/    美 /θɹoːl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Slave; one under the control of another. countable,literary,uncountable
    — My father was always a thrall to alcohol.
  2. The state of being under the control of another person. uncountable
    — Today's kids are in thrall to their phones.
  3. A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To make a thrall; enslave. literary
形容词 adj.
  1. Enthralled; captive. archaic
    — Rather than to live thrall, under the awe Of lordly lokes, wrapped within my cloke […]

词形变化

thralls plural more thrall comparative most thrall superlative thralls present,singular,third-person thralling participle,present thralled participle,past thralled past

词汇关系

相关词
thraldom

词源

词源 1
From Middle English thral, thralle, threl, threlle, from Old English þrǣl (“thrall, slave, servant”), from Old Norse þræll (“slave”), from Proto-Germanic *þrahilaz, *þragilaz, *þrigilaz (“runner, gofer, servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to pull, drag, race, run”), possibly a variant of *dʰregʰ- (“to run”); related to Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan), Old English þrǣġan (“to run”).
词源 2
From Middle English thrallen, from the noun above. Compare Old Norse þræla.
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