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fiefs

/fːifs/

Meanings
noun

封地, 采邑

An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.

Examples :

"Sir Reginald controlled several profitable fiefs, each providing him with knights and soldiers for the king's army. "
雷金纳德爵士控制着几块收益颇丰的封地，每块封地都为他提供骑士和士兵，以供国王的军队使用。
property military history government politics state society

Related Words

Illustration bureaucracy

bureaucracy noun

/bjʊəˈɹɒkɹəsi/ /bjʊˈɹɑːkɹəsi/

官僚主义，官僚作风

"The school's bureaucracy required multiple forms and signatures for the permission slip. "

学校的官僚作风导致填写一张许可单都需要好几份表格和签名。

Illustration protecting

protecting verb

/pɹəˈtɛktɪŋ/

保护， 守护， 防护.

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

安全套的设计是为了保护人们免受性传播疾病的侵害。

Illustration condition

condition noun

/kənˈdɪʃən/

条件, 前提.

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

在公司，获得加薪的条件是达到你的季度目标。

Illustration departments

departments noun

/dɪˈpɑːrtmənts/ /dɪˈpɑrtmənts/

部门，科室

"The university has several departments, including the history department and the science department. "

这所大学有几个部门，包括历史系和科学系。

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration providing

providing verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪŋ/

挣钱，养家糊口。

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资挣钱养家糊口是很困难的。

Illustration controlled

controlled verb

/kənˈtɹəʊld/ /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹoʊld/

控制, 支配

"With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck."

他可以用一个简单的遥控器来控制这辆玩具卡车。

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

大学，高校。

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

我姐姐正在上大学，学习工程学。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration collaboration

collaboration noun

/kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/

合作，协作.

"Collaboration can be a useful part of the creative process."

合作可以是创意过程中一个有用的部分。

Illustration profitable

profitable adjective

/ˈpɹɒfɪtəbl̩/ /ˈpɹɑfɪtəbl̩/

有利可图，赚钱的。

"The lemonade stand was very profitable for the children, earning them enough money to buy a new game. "

这个柠檬水摊对孩子们来说非常赚钱，让他们赚了足够的钱买一个新游戏。

Illustration governmental

governmental adjective

/ˌɡʌvərnˈmentl/ /ˌɡʌvərnˈmɛntl/

政府的，官方的

"The governmental regulations for school lunches were recently updated. "

最近更新了关于学校午餐的政府规定。