peon
peon
[ˈpiːən]
(pl. peones peɪˈəʊneɪz)
peonage
noun
语源
[ˈpiːən]
(pl. peones peɪˈəʊneɪz)
- a Spanish-American day labourer or unskilled farm worker
美国西班牙裔散工工人（或非技术农场工人）
■(historical)a debtor held in servitude by a creditor, especially in the southern US and Mexico
(史)（尤指美国南部和墨西哥的）抵债苦工，抵债奴
■(chieflyN. Amer.)a person who does menial work; a drudge
(主北美)劳工，苦工
racing drivers aren't exactly normal nine-to-five peons.
赛车运动员不是完全正常的朝九晚五劳工。 - (in the Indian subcontinent and SE Asia) someone of low rank
（印度次大陆和东南亚）勤杂工，勤务工 - another term for banderillero
同 banderillero
peonage
noun
语源
- from Portuguese peão and Spanish peón, from medieval Latin pedo, pedon- 'walker, foot soldier', from Latin pes, ped- 'foot'. Compare with pawn
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