Feudalistic does not usually mean 'this is actually the Middle Ages'. It means a setup where only a few people hold almost all the power, everyone else is expected to serve, and the whole thing feels old-fashioned — like the old lord-and-land world in spirit.

Feudalistic does not usually mean 'this is actually the Middle Ages'feudalistic通常不是指'這真的是中世紀'。It means a setup where only a few people hold almost all the power它是指一種設置，只有少數人握有幾乎所有的權力，everyone else is expected to serve其他人都被期待要服從，and the whole thing feels old-fashioned而整體感覺很老派——like the old lord-and-land world in spirit精神上像古老的領主與土地世界。

You hear it as criticism of a company, a school, a family, or a government: the top decide, the rest obey, and nobody is meant to question it. It is a bit formal and a bit sharp, more a writer's word than a playground word.

You hear it as criticism of a company, a school, a family, or a government你會聽到它被用來批評一家公司、一所學校、一個家庭或一個政府：the top decide, the rest obey上面決定，下面服從，and nobody is meant to question it沒有人可以質疑。It is a bit formal and a bit sharp它有點正式、也有點尖銳，more a writer's word than a playground word比較是寫作者會用的字，不是操場上的用語。

People stretch it. Almost any stiff hierarchy can get called feudalistic, even when there is no land, no knights, and no king — only a boss, an elder, or a small circle who will not share power.

People stretch it大家會延伸它的用法。Almost any stiff hierarchy can get called feudalistic幾乎任何僵化的階層制度都可能被叫feudalistic，even when there is no land, no knights, and no king即使沒有土地、沒有騎士、也沒有國王——only a boss, an elder, or a small circle who will not share power只有一個老闆、一個長輩，或一個不肯分享權力的小圈子。