HOUSE OF THE DRAGON · 第 1 季
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yoke

/joʊk/B2

掌控 / 束縛 / 軛 (n.)

原指套在牛馬脖子上的「軛」,口語和文學中常用來比喻「控制、支配」。這裡 `under its yoke` 指在坦格利安家族的掌控、驅使之下。

In those days, House Targaryen stood at the height of its strength
with 10 adult dragons under its yoke.
No power in the world could stand against it.