名詞 indenture:

1. a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
   同義詞：indentation
2. formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
3. a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
4. the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
   同義詞：indentation, indention, indent

動(dòng)詞 indenture:

1. bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
   同義詞：indent

1. He is indenture to a builder.
   他與一建筑工人訂了師徒合同。
2. His son was indentured to the local blacksmith.
   他的兒子拜當(dāng)?shù)氐蔫F匠為師簽訂了師徒合同。

in.den.ture

n.（名詞）
Often indentures A contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term.
常作 indentures 服務(wù)契約，學(xué)徒契約：規(guī)定一方須為另一方服務(wù)一定時(shí)期的契約

A document in duplicate having indented edges.
雙聯(lián)契約：帶鋸齒狀邊緣的雙聯(lián)文據(jù)
A deed or legal contract executed between two or more parties.
合同，契約：兩方或多方間簽訂的契約或具法律效力的合同
An official or authenticated inventory, list, or voucher.
清單：官方的或經(jīng)過鑒定的詳細(xì)目錄、單據(jù)或收據(jù)
Indentation.
凹口
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
in.den.tured,in.den.tur.ing,in.den.tures
To bind into the service of another by indenture.
以契約約束：按契約的規(guī)定為另一方服務(wù)
Archaic To form a small depression in (a surface).
【古語(yǔ)】 在（某物體表面）留下輕微的凹痕

來源：
Middle English endenture [a written agreement]
中古英語(yǔ) endenture [書面合同]
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法語(yǔ)
from endenter [to indent (from the matching notches on multiple copies of the documents)] * see indent
源自 endenter [壓?。ㄔ谟卸嗦?lián)的文件上壓出鋸齒狀缺口）] *參見 indent