manumission

英 [,mænjʊ'mɪʃən]美 [,mænjə'mɪʃən]

n. （农奴，奴隶的）解放

英文词源

manumission (n.)

c. 1400, from Old French manumission "freedom, emancipation," and directly from Latin manumissionem (nominative manumissio) "freeing of a slave," noun of action from past participle stem of manumittere "to set free," from the phrase manu mittere "release from control," from manu, ablative of manus "power of a master," literally "hand" (see manual (adj.)) + mittere "let go, release" (see mission).

双语例句

1. He believed in the manumission of the slaves.

他相信奴隶解放事业的价值.

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