fiefdom

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fief

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词源[编辑]

fief +‎ -dom

发音[编辑]

國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈfiːf.dəm/
韻部：-iːfdəm

名词[编辑]

fiefdom (可數和不可數，複數 fiefdoms)

(歷史) 采邑，封地
近義詞： fief

The duke's fiefdom had been greatly expanded as a reward for his dutiful military service on behalf of the king.
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- 1989, Robert Shea, The Saracen‎^[1], The Holy War:
  "If you wish to offer any of my vassals fiefdoms or positions in your new kingdom, they have my leave to accept. I promised them that when they came with me."
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(引申义，主貶義) 麾下，控制范围
- 2008, David Maraniss, First In His Class: A Biography Of Bill Clinton‎^[2], Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
  “[Bill Clinton] was just walking around, looking in all the offices, like he was surveying his fiefdom. He had a big grin on his face.”
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- 2012 4月 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, 出自 The Guardian‎^[3]:
  Hollande told cheering supporters in his rural fiefdom of Corrèze in south-west France that he was best-placed to lead France towards change, saying the vote marked a "rejection" of Sarkozy and a "sanction" against his five years in office.
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- 2022 11月 22, Dominic Rushe, “FTX was run as ‘personal fiefdom’ of Sam Bankman-Fried, court hears”, 出自 The Guardian‎^[4]:
  Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX was run as the “personal fiefdom” of founder Sam Bankman-Fried, with one of the company’s units spending $300m on real estate in the Bahamas for the use of its executives, a court heard on Tuesday.
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