"indentured" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 契約勞工
• 契約束縛的

Definition

指根據契約規定，被迫為某人工作一段時期，通常是為了償還債務或換取去新國家的機會的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Indentured”多出現在歷史語境，如“indentured servant”，大多指強迫或半自願的契約勞工。屬於正式用詞，日常口語中罕用。

Examples

The indentured worker had to serve for seven years.

這名**契約勞工**必須服役七年。

Many immigrants became indentured to pay for their journey.

許多移民為了支付旅費成為**契約勞工**。

He was an indentured servant on a farm.

他是農場的**契約勞工**。

Back then, thousands lived as indentured servants hoping for freedom one day.

那時，成千上萬的人作為**契約勞工**生活，希望有一天得自由。

My ancestors were indentured laborers brought to work on plantations.

我的祖先是被帶到種植園工作的**契約勞工**。

Some people confuse 'slavery' and 'indentured,' but they're not exactly the same.

有些人混淆「奴隸制」和「**契約勞工**」，但它們並不完全一樣。