enslavement
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/ɪnˈsleɪvmənt/
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/ɪnˈsleɪvmənt/
When someone is made to work for another person without pay, and is not allowed to be free.
In the US, the enslavement of Africans and their descendants continued well into the second half of the 19th century.
在美国,非洲人及其后代的奴役一直持续到19世纪下半叶。
When something controls a person so much that they cannot live without it.
The enslavement of man by technology is a growing concern in modern society.
技术对人的奴役是现代社会日益增长的担忧。