词源

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发音

• 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈfiːf.dəm/
• 韻部：-iːfdəm

名词

(可數 和 不可數，複數)

1. (歷史) 采邑，封地

   近義詞：

   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, , ‎, 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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2. (引申义，主貶義) 麾下，控制范围
   • 2008, David Maraniss, First In His Class: A Biography Of Bill Clinton‎, 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:

     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:

     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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