bondage
bondage — 名詞
1. a condition where another person or power controls your life and limits your fre
受奴役；受制
被他人或力量控制而失去自由
a condition where another person or power controls your life and limits your freedom, especially in slavery, captivity, or forced labor.
For years, the mining camp kept whole families in bondage through debt.
那座採礦營多年以債務控制整個家庭，使他們無法脫身。
keep someone in bondage
The speech honored people who had escaped bondage and built new lives.
那篇演說向逃離奴役、重建新生活的人致敬。
escape bondage
After the election was fixed, fear kept the island in bondage to one party.
選舉遭操弄後，恐懼讓那座島受制於單一政黨。
The novel shows a village held in bondage by a violent army.
那本小說描寫一個村莊被殘暴軍隊壓迫，失去自由。
After the law changed, thousands were finally released from bondage.
法律改變後，數千人終於脫離奴役。
- slavery
more specific and usually refers to people treated as property
- captivity
focuses on being kept prisoner rather than on a whole system of dependence
- servitude
formal and often used for forced work or a dependent condition
- subjection
more abstract and often used for political or ideological control
- freedom
the state of being able to act without outside control
- liberty
formal word for personal or political freedom
- independence
stresses not being ruled or controlled by others
文法句型
be in bondage
keep someone in bondage
release someone from bondage
bondage to + person, system, or power
用法筆記
Common in historical, legal, and strongly figurative writing. It often appears after verbs like keep, hold, and release, and it sounds much stronger than everyday words such as control or pressure.
常見錯誤
2. a sexual practice where one partner ties or restrains the other, and reduced mov
性束縛
以綑綁限制身體來獲得性快感
a sexual practice where one partner ties or restrains the other, and reduced movement is part of the sexual pleasure.
The workshop discussed bondage in a lesson about consent and safety.
那場工作坊在談同意與安全的單元中討論了性束縛。
bondage + consent and safety
The health guide says bondage needs clear agreement from both partners.
那本健康指南說，性束縛需要雙方明確同意。
bondage needs clear agreement
The clinic booklet described bondage as tying a partner's wrists with soft rope.
那本診所小冊子把性束縛描述為用軟繩綁住伴侶手腕。
In the lecture, the doctor defined bondage as consensual restraint using rope or cuffs.
在演講中，那位醫師把性束縛界定為雙方同意下用繩子或束具限制行動。
The editor removed a bondage scene showing a character tied to a chair.
編輯刪掉了一段性束縛場景，裡面有角色被綁在椅子上。
- rope play
informal term that often refers more narrowly to rope-based restraint
- restraint play
describes the practice through restricted movement rather than the traditional label
- BDSM restraint
descriptive umbrella term used when placing it within a broader sexual context
文法句型
bondage as a sexual practice
bondage + consent/safety
bondage gear/rope/scene
用法筆記
Usually appears in discussions of adult sexuality, consent, and safety rather than in casual everyday talk. It often names the practice in general; for equipment or specific materials, speakers usually add another noun, as in bondage gear or bondage rope.