"sharecroppers" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 佃农

Definition

通常指农民，为别人耕种土地并以部分农作物作为租金的人。这种制度在过去很普遍，尤其在美国内战后的南方地区。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于历史和正式语境，常指美国南方种植园经济时期（19世纪末至20世纪中期）的农民。不要与“佃户”或其他一般农民用词混淆，常见于社会历史和不平等相关讨论中。

Examples

Many sharecroppers lived in poverty.

许多**佃农**生活在贫困中。

The children of sharecroppers often worked in the fields.

**佃农**的孩子们经常在田里劳动。

Most sharecroppers did not own the land they farmed.

大多数**佃农**并不拥有他们耕种的土地。

After the war, thousands of families became sharecroppers to survive.

战争结束后，成千上万的家庭成了**佃农**以维持生计。

Historians say sharecroppers played a big part in rural communities.

历史学家说，**佃农**在农村社区中发挥了重要作用。

The lives of sharecroppers were full of hard work and uncertainty.

**佃农**的生活充满辛苦和不确定性。