slave society; slave-owning society
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
slave society; a social system based on slave owners' control of slaves and means of production
formalA key term in Marxist historical materialism, describing one of the main stages of societal development between primitive communism and feudalism. It denotes a system where slaves, treated as property, form the primary labor force.
Gǔ古
Luó罗
mǎ马
hé和
Gǔ古
Xī希
là腊
dōu都
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
nú奴
lì隶
shè社
huì会
。
Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece were typical slave societies.
Lì历
shǐ史
jiào教
kē科
shū书
zhǐ指
chū出
，
fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
qǔ取
dài代
le了
nú奴
lì隶
shè社
huì会
。
The history textbook points out that feudal society replaced slave society.
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Zài在
nú奴
lì隶
shè社
huì会
，
nú奴
lì隶
zhǔ主
zhǎng掌
wò握
zhe着
guó国
jiā家
jī机
qì器
yǐ以
wéi维
hù护
tǒng统
zhì治
。
In a slave society, slave owners controlled the state apparatus to maintain their rule.