late Old English þræl "bondman, serf, slave," from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse þræll "slave, servant," figuratively "wretch, scoundrel," probably from Proto-Germanic *thrakhilaz, literally "runner," from root *threh- "to run" (cognates: Old High German dregil "servant," properly "runner;" Old English þrægan, Gothic þragjan "to run"). Meaning "condition of servitude" is from early 14c.
实用例句
1. Anti - thrall leaders agitated the question of thrall for many years.
反对奴隶制的领袖们就奴隶制问题进行了多年的激烈争论.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. At the concert, I was held in thrall by the music.
