| 释义 |
corvée/ˈkɔ:vei/n. 1 hist. a day's work of unpaid labour due to a lord from a vassal [史义]徭役(指封建主强迫农民承担的无偿劳动) 2 labour exacted in lieu of paying taxes (用于抵偿税款的)强征劳役 3 an onerous task 繁重的任务 [Middle English from Old French, ultimately from Latin corrogare ‘ask for, collect’ (as COM-, rogare ‘ask’)] |