"padrone" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 老闆 (歷史用語/剝削者)

Definition

「padrone」指的是19世紀到20世紀初，通常是在移民中的勞工仲介，有時幫助其他移民找工作，但也經常控制甚至剝削他們。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

此詞屬於歷史術語，常用來描述美國歷史上意大利或華裔移民勞工中間人，帶有剝削含義。不可通用為“老闆”，主要針對特定歷史背景。

Examples

Many Italian immigrants relied on a padrone to find work.

許多義大利移民依靠**padrone**找工作。

The padrone lived in the same neighborhood as his workers.

**padrone**住在和工人同一個社區。

Many padrone took a part of the workers' wages.

許多**padrone**會拿走工人工資的一部分。

In old New York, the padrone system kept immigrants working long hours for very little pay.

在老紐約，**padrone**體系讓移民長時間勞動卻薪水很低。

My great-grandfather warned others about the tricks some padrones played.

我的曾祖父曾警告別人提防某些**padrone**的花招。

After years under a padrone, the workers united and demanded better conditions.

在**padrone**手下工作多年後，工人們團結起來要求更好的待遇。