| 单词 | feudal |
| 释义 | feudal (once / 685 pages) adj 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. Though it has roots in Latin, the adjective feudal (and its relative feudalism) were created by historians to describe the social system after it actually took place. Feudal may both look and sound similar to feud as in a long standing fight, but it’s not actually related — unless the argument happened to take place in medieval Europe. WORD FAMILYfeudal: feudalism, feudalize, feudally, feudatory+/feudalism: feudalisms, feudalistic/feudalistic: feudalistically/feudalize: feudalized/feudatory: feudatories USAGE EXAMPLESIn Scorsese’s film, a gaunt Garfield portrays a priest grappling with a flagging faith while on a mission in 17th century feudal Japan. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) “A lot of people carry the baggage of tradition and archaic, feudal thinking because that’s the way they were socialized,” Kumari said. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) A feudal lord’s procession is scarcely noticeable amid the snow of “Kameyama,” under a narrow strip of blue sky. Washington Post(Nov 03, 2016) adj of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism Syn feudalistic |
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