V2EX beast of burden

Beast of Burden

Definition / 释义

(尤指驮运重物的)役畜、驮兽;也可比喻“承担繁重体力劳动的人/被当作苦力使用的人”。(也有更广义的“负担很重的人或事物”等用法。)

Pronunciation / 发音

/bist v brdn/

Examples / 例句

A donkey is a common beast of burden in some rural areas.
在一些乡村地区,驴是常见的役畜。

In the novel, the workers are treated like beasts of burden, valued only for how much they can carry and how long they can endure.
在小说中,工人被当作驮兽一样对待,只因能搬多少、能忍多久而被“重视”。

Etymology / 词源

beast 源自古法语 beste(动物、野兽),更早可追溯到拉丁语 bestia;burden 来自古英语 byrthen(负担、重载)。beast of burden 字面意思就是“背负重担的动物”,最早主要指用于运输、耕作等劳役的动物(如马、驴、骡、牛、骆驼),后来也常用于社会批评语境,指人被剥削、被当作工具。

Related Words / 相关词汇

Literary Works / 文学作品中的用例

  • Heart of Darkness(Joseph Conrad)作品中常以“驮兽/负重”意象隐喻被压迫者的处境,文本里可见类似“beasts of burden”的表达。
  • The Grapes of Wrath(John Steinbeck)讨论劳动与剥削时,常用“像役畜一样”这一类比来强化社会批判,语境上与该短语高度契合。
  • The Bible(如《出埃及记》等英文译本)在叙述牲畜与劳役时常出现“beasts of burden(役畜)”这一固定搭配(多为复数形式)。
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