Thraldom is the condition of being a thrall — a slave. It names not one act but the whole state of being owned and unfree.

Thraldom is Thraldom是 the condition of being a thrall身為thrall（奴隸）的狀態 a slave也就是奴隸 It names這個字指的是 not one act不是單一個動作 but the whole state而是整個狀態 of being owned and unfree被人擁有、沒有自由

You should know up front that this is an old word, and nobody uses it for the modern world. A news report about forced labour today says 'slavery', never 'thraldom'.

You should know up front你要先知道 that this is an old word這是個古老的字 and nobody uses it for the modern world現代沒有人用它 A news report about forced labour today現在報導強迫勞動的新聞 says 'slavery'會說'slavery' never 'thraldom'絕不會說'thraldom'

Where you meet it is in older writing, in history books about medieval Scandinavia and Anglo-Saxon England, in the Bible in older translations, and in hymns and poetry.

Where you meet it is你會遇到這個字的地方是 in older writing在較舊的文章裡 in history books about medieval Scandinavia and Anglo-Saxon England在講中世紀斯堪地那維亞和盎格魯薩克遜英格蘭的歷史書裡 in the Bible in older translations在較舊譯本的聖經裡 and in hymns and poetry還有聖詩和詩裡

It carries a heavy, solemn ring, which is exactly why writers used it for figurative slavery: 'the thraldom of sin', 'the thraldom of debt' — a bondage of the soul or the will rather than of the body.

It carries a heavy, solemn ring這個字帶有沉重、莊嚴的語感 which is exactly why writers used it for figurative slavery這正是作家用它來比喻精神上被奴役的原因 'the thraldom of sin', 'the thraldom of debt'像『罪的thraldom』『債務的thraldom』 a bondage of the soul or the will是靈魂或意志上的束縛 rather than of the body而不是身體上的

Spelling: British writing has both 'thraldom' and 'thralldom'; American writing prefers 'thralldom' with two l's. Both are right, and dictionaries list them together.

Spelling:拼法上 British writing has both 'thraldom' and 'thralldom'英式寫法'thraldom'和'thralldom'都有 American writing prefers 'thralldom' with two l's美式寫法偏好雙l的'thralldom' Both are right兩種都對 and dictionaries list them together字典也把它們列在一起

For your students, the honest advice is: learn to recognise it, do not write it. If you use it in an essay about modern human trafficking, it will read as strange, like wearing a suit of armour to the market.

For your students對你的學生來說 the honest advice is老實的建議是 learn to recognise it學會認得它就好 do not write it不要自己寫出來 If you use it in an essay about modern human trafficking如果你在寫現代人口販運的文章時用它 it will read as strange讀起來會很奇怪 like wearing a suit of armour to the market就像穿著盔甲去市場一樣