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tithings

/ˈtaɪðɪŋz/

Meanings
noun

什一奉献， 什一税

A tithe or tenth in its various senses, :

Examples :

"The farmer gave his tithings of grain to the church every harvest season, ensuring they received a tenth of his crops. "
农夫每个收获季节都将他粮食的什一奉献交给教堂，确保他们收到他收成的十分之一。
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noun

什保制, 十户联保.

A body of households (originally a tenth of a hundred or ten households) bound by frankpledge to collective responsibility and punishment for each other's behavior.

Examples :

"In medieval England, entire tithings could be fined if one of their members committed a crime and fled, because the community was responsible for each other's actions. "
在中世纪的英格兰，如果一个什保制中的成员犯了罪并逃跑，整个什保组织可能会被罚款，因为这个社区要为彼此的行为负责。
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noun

什一抽杀, 杀十抽一

Decimation: the killing of every tenth person or (less often) the killing of every person except each tenth.

Examples :

"To discourage rebellion, the cruel king ordered tithings within each captured village, selecting every tenth villager for execution. "
为了阻止叛乱，那位残暴的国王命令在每个被攻占的村庄里实行什一抽杀，挑选出十分之一的村民处决。
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Related Words

Illustration concession

concession noun

/kənˈsɛʃən/

让步，妥协.

"The losing team made a concession early in the game, acknowledging they had no chance of winning. "

输掉比赛的队伍在比赛初期就认输了，承认他们没有获胜的机会。

Illustration designated

designated verb

/ˈdezɪɡneɪtɪd/ /ˈdezɪɡˌneɪtɪd/

指定，标明

"to designate the boundaries of a country"

为了标明一个国家的边界

Illustration responsibility

responsibility noun

/ɹɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪɾi/

责任，义务，职责

"Responsibility is a heavy burden."

责任是一项沉重的负担。(Zérèn shì yī xiàng chénzhòng de fùdān.)

Illustration originally

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

最初，起初，本来。

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

最初，这张纸是白色的，但随着时间的推移，它变黄了。

Illustration discourage

discourage noun

/dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ/ /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/

沮丧，灰心

"His discourage prevented him from trying out for the school play. "

他的沮丧让他没敢尝试参加学校的戏剧选拔。

Illustration maintaining

maintaining verb

/meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ/

支持， 扶持

"The teacher is maintaining discipline in the classroom by reminding students of the rules. "

老师通过提醒学生遵守规则来维持课堂纪律 (Lǎoshī tōngguò tíxǐng xuésheng zūnshǒu guīzé lái wéichí课堂 jìlǜ.)

Illustration punishment

punishment noun

/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/

惩罚，处罚。

"The school's punishment for cheating was a week of detention. "

学校对作弊的惩罚是禁闭一周。

Illustration responsible

responsible noun

/ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩/ /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbl̩/

负责人，责任人

"The responsible for the project is Maria. "

这个项目的负责人是玛丽亚。(Zhè ge xiàngmù de fùzérén shì Mǎlìyà.)

Illustration collective

collective noun

/kəˈlɛktɪv/

集体农庄，合作农场

"The collective was struggling to afford new equipment for the farm. "

这个集体农庄正努力筹钱购买新的农场设备。

Illustration consistently

consistently adverb

/kənˈsɪstəntli/ /kənˈsɪstəntliː/

一贯地，始终如一地。

"My son consistently gets good grades in math class. "

我儿子数学课总是能稳定地取得好成绩。

Illustration decimation

decimation noun

/ˌdɛsɪˈmeɪʃən/

十分之一的杀戮，杀一儆十。

"After the mutiny, the Roman legion faced decimation; every tenth soldier was chosen by lot and executed. "

兵变之后，罗马军团面临着十分之一的杀戮；每十名士兵中就有一人被抽签选中处决，以儆效尤。

Illustration households

households noun

/ˈhaʊshoʊldz/ /ˈhaʊshəldz/

家庭，户。

"The survey collected data from 100 households in the town, asking about their recycling habits. "

这项调查从镇上的100户家庭收集了数据，询问了他们的回收习惯。