ransom

单词音标

ransom音标[\'rænsәm]

汉语翻译

n. 赎金, 赎身, 赎回

vt. 赎, 赎身, 赎回, 勒索赎金

【法】 赎金, 赎身, 赎; 绑票, 勒赎, 赎回

相关词组:

hold sb to ransom

词型变化

名词:ransomer动词过去式:ransomed过去分词:ransomed现在分词:ransoming第三人称单数:ransoms

英语解释

名词 ransom:

money demanded for the return of a captured person

同义词：ransom money

payment for the release of someone

the act of freeing from captivity or punishment

动词 ransom:

exchange or buy back for money; under threat

同义词：redeem

例句

That painting must be worth a king\'s ransom.

那幅画一定价值连城。

The dam held the floodwaters. Thieves held the stolen painting for ransom.

水库控制着洪水。小偷用偷来的画索取赎金

You are our prisoner now and we won\'t release you until a ransom is paid.

你现已遭我们禁锢，要到交出赎金以後，才能放你走。

They had to ransom the kidnapped diplomat.

他们不得不赎回被绑架的外交官。

The family paid a ransom of 50000 dollars for the child\'s release.

那家人为了赎回孩子付了5万美元。

详细解释

ran.som

n.（名词）

The release of property or a person in return for payment of a demanded price.

释放：获取所要求的钱财后释放人员或物品

The price or payment demanded or paid for such release.

赎金：用来获得这种释放的钱财或价格

Theology A redemption from sin and its consequences.

【神学】 赎罪：从罪恶及其后果中解脱出来

v.tr.（及物动词）

ran.somed,ran.som.ing,ran.soms

To obtain the release of by paying a certain price.

赎出，赎回：支付一定钱财来获得释放

To release after receiving such a payment.

放回：接到赎金后释放

Theology To deliver from sin and its consequences.

【神学】 赎救：从罪恶及其后果中把人解救出来

来源：

Middle English ransome

中古英语 ransome

from Old French ranôon

源自 古法语 ranôon

from Latin redômptiô redômptiôn- [a buying back] * see redemption

源自 拉丁语 redômptiô redômptiôn- [买回，购进] *参见 redemption

【引伸】

ran.somer

n.（名词）