V2EX indenture

Indenture

Definition / 释义

indenture(名词)契约;(尤指)盖印的书面合同,传统上常指把人绑定在一定期限内为他人工作或学艺的合同(如学徒契约),也可指历史上的契约劳工制度(indentured servitude)。(另有较少见含义:作动词时可指“以契约约束/签订契约”。)

Pronunciation / 发音

/ndntr/

Examples / 例句

I signed an indenture to work as an apprentice for three years.
我签了学徒契约,同意做三年学徒。

In the colonial era, many migrants entered the Americas under indenture agreements that traded years of labor for passage, a system that often led to exploitation.
在殖民时代,许多移民以契约劳工协议进入美洲,用数年的劳动换取船费与通行,这种制度常常导致剥削。

Etymology / 词源

indenture 源自中古英语,来自古法语 endenture,本义与“锯齿状/凹凸状的切口”有关。早期重要文件会做成两份,并在同一张纸上以锯齿形切开,双方各持一半;这种“对齿”能用于验真,后来词义转为“正式契约/合同”。

Related Words / 相关词

Literary Works / 文学作品

  • Charles Dickens Great Expectations(常出现学徒与“indentures(学徒契约)”相关情节与用语)
  • Charles Dickens Oliver Twist(涉及将儿童“签出去”当学徒的契约安排)
  • Olaudah Equiano The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano(涉及奴役与劳役制度的讨论语境中常见该词及相关概念)
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