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TOEFL BNC: 18715 COCA: 16176

bondage

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
bondage /ˈbɑːndɪʤ/ noun
bondage
/ˈbɑːndɪʤ/
noun
Learner's definition of BONDAGE
[noncount]
formal + literary : the state of being a slave : slavery奴役;束缚
often used figuratively常用作比喻
: sexual activity that involves tying a person up for pleasure(为得到快感而把一方捆绑的)施虐性行为
TOEFL BNC: 18715 COCA: 16176

bondage

noun

bond·​age ˈbän-dij How to pronounce bondage (audio)
1
: the tenure or service of a villein, a serf, or an enslaved person
2
: a state of being bound usually by compulsion (as of law or mastery): such as
b
: servitude or subjugation to a controlling person or force
young people in bondage to drugs
3
: sadomasochistic sexual practices involving the physical restraint of one partner

Example Sentences

a population held in bondage
Recent Examples on the Web If successful, California will be the first state in the country to allocate reparations to the descendants to the centuries-long era of bondage and forced labor, that built the economy of America. Essence, 31 Mar. 2022 Not surprisingly, Lou Reed didn’t care, crafting one of the standout songs from The Velvet Underground’s debut album around the subjects of sadomasochism, bondage and submission. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022 Two razor blades were nearby, as was a pornographic magazine depicting bondage and sadomasochism. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022 Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 amid an investigation of an extramarital affair with his St. Louis hairdresser allegedly involving bondage and blackmail and leading to criminal and legislative investigations. Jim Salter, ajc, 18 Dec. 2021 Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 amid an investigation of an extramarital affair with his St. Louis hairdresser allegedly involving bondage and blackmail and leading to criminal and legislative investigations. Jim Salter, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2021 Imagine a jazz band where the soloists pull from the history of Black Americans, playing pain and joy, bondage and freedom. Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021 The extremes of total bondage and total freedom strike me as being on the wrong scale for human relationships. Agnes Callard, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021 Yet the interviews still provide a glimpse at the harshness of life in bondage. Raphael E. Rogers, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from bonde customary tenant, from Middle English

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bondage was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 18715 COCA: 16176

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