slavery
US /ˈsleɪ.vər.i/
UK /ˈsleɪ.vər.i/
1.
奴隷制度, 奴隷状態
the state of being a slave
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The abolition of slavery was a major milestone in human rights.
奴隷制度の廃止は人権における主要な節目でした。
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Many historical accounts describe the harsh realities of slavery.
多くの歴史的記述が奴隷制度の厳しい現実を伝えている。
2.
奴隷制度
a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work without pay under threat of violence
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The transatlantic slave trade was a brutal system of slavery.
大西洋奴隷貿易は残忍な奴隷制度でした。
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Modern forms of slavery, such as human trafficking, still exist today.
人身売買のような現代の奴隷制度は今日でも存在します。