"padrone" 怎么发音
word
pəˈdroʊni
puh-DROH-nee
pəˈdrəʊni
puh-DROH-nee
释义
A "padrone" was a labor broker, especially in the 19th and early 20th century, often an immigrant who helped other immigrants find jobs but also controlled and sometimes exploited them.
IPA 音标
美式英语
pəˈdroʊni
英式英语
pəˈdrəʊni
简化发音
美式
puh-DROH-nee
英式
puh-DROH-nee
语境中听
Many Italian immigrants relied on a padrone to find work.
The padrone lived in the same neighborhood as his workers.
Many padrone took a part of the workers' wages.
In old New York, the padrone system kept immigrants working long hours for very little pay.