unfree
unfree — 形容詞
- unfreepositive
- more unfreecomparative
- most unfreesuperlative
1. kept from acting, choosing, or moving freely by rules, controls, or restrictions
不自由
受限制不能自主的
kept from acting, choosing, or moving freely by rules, controls, or restrictions imposed by other people or by a system.
David felt unfree in his cramped office, where cameras watched his every movement.
David 在自己的狹小辦公室裡感到不自由，監視器看著他的一舉一動。
feel/remain + unfree (predicative)
The contract left Nadia unfree to take another job for two years after leaving.
那份合約讓 Nadia 離職後兩年內不得從事其他工作，使她處於不自由的狀態。
unfree + to-infinitive (constraint pattern)
Baraka described the boarding school as an unfree place run by bells and timetables.
Baraka 形容那所寄宿學校是個不自由的地方，由鐘聲和時間表嚴格管控。
Evelyn grew up in an unfree household run by strict rules and schedules.
Evelyn 在不自由的家庭中長大，一切由嚴格的規定與時間表來管理。
The prisoners lived in unfree conditions, locked in cells for twenty-three hours daily.
囚犯們生活在不自由的環境中，每天被鎖在牢房裡二十三小時。
- restricted
more general; can apply to access or movement without implying control by others
- constrained
slightly more formal; focuses on being held back from acting freely
- controlled
emphasises that an outside authority sets the limits
- bound
stronger, often implies a legal or moral obligation that prevents action
- free
direct opposite — able to act without external control
- unrestricted
emphasises the absence of limits or rules
文法句型
unfree + noun
feel/remain + unfree
用法筆記
Common in descriptions of political systems, workplaces, or domestic environments where individual autonomy is removed.
常見錯誤
2. relating to a situation in which workers must labour against their will, typical
強迫的
強迫勞動或受奴役的
relating to a situation in which workers must labour against their will, typically receiving little or no pay and facing punishment if they refuse.
The garment factory relied on unfree labour, with workers sleeping in locked dormitories at night.
那間成衣廠依賴強迫勞動，工人晚上睡在鎖上的宿舍裡。
collocation: unfree labour
Beatriz read about unfree labour on cocoa farms where children worked without any wages.
Beatriz 讀到可可農場使用強迫勞動的報導，那些農場的兒童工作卻沒有薪水。
unfree labour + location (sector/industry)
Rohan learned that his great-grandfather was an unfree worker on a rubber plantation.
Rohan 得知他的曾祖父曾是橡膠園裡的強迫勞工。
Layla's report documented unfree labour on fishing boats along the coast of Thailand.
Layla 的報告記錄了泰國沿海漁船上存在的強迫勞動情況。
- forced
more common and general; covers any work done under compulsion
- bonded
specifically refers to labour used to pay off a debt
- indentured
historical; describes a contract binding a worker for a fixed period
- servile
broader; can describe a person's position or attitude, not just labour
文法句型
unfree + labour/worker
用法筆記
Primarily appears before nouns such as 'labour', 'work', and 'worker'. This sense is most common in academic, legal, and human-rights reporting.
常見錯誤
unfree — 名詞
1. people who live or work in a condition of servitude, especially those legally re
被奴役者
不自由的人，尤指奴隸
people who live or work in a condition of servitude, especially those legally regarded as the property of another person and required to obey that person completely.
The history book described how the unfree were transported across the Atlantic in terrible conditions.
那本歷史書描述了被奴役者在惡劣條件下被運送橫跨大西洋的過程。
the + unfree as collective noun (historical context)
Padma gave a lecture on the legal rights of the unfree under ancient Roman law.
Padma 就古羅馬法律下被奴役者的權利進行了一場講座。
the + unfree in legal/academic context
The museum exhibit shared stories of the unfree who built the city's oldest roads.
博物館展覽分享了建造城裡最古老道路的那些被奴役者的故事。
Tamar wrote a poem about the dignity and strength of the unfree throughout history.
Tamar 寫了一首詩，歌頌歷史上被奴役者的尊嚴與力量。
- the enslaved
more direct and commonly used in modern writing
- slaves
stronger emotional charge; more widely recognised
- bondspeople
historical term less common than 'slaves'
- free people
those who are not in servitude
- freemen
historical term for people who were not enslaved
文法句型
the + unfree
用法筆記
Always used with the definite article ('the unfree'). Refers to a group of people collectively, not an individual (you would not say 'an unfree' to mean one person).