martyr

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n. 烈士, 受苦者, 受难者 vt. 使成为烈士, 使受苦

发音

AU /ˈmɐːtə(ɹ)/
AU /ˈmɐːɾə(ɹ)/
UK /ˈmɑːtə(ɹ)/
US /ˈmɑɹ.tɚ/
US /ˈmɑɹ.ɾɚ/

词形变化

martyrs 复数 martyrs martyred martyreth martyring martyrs 三单 martyring 现在分词 martyred 过去式 martyred 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

烈士；殉道者

动词

牺牲；折磨；杀害

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom.

    烈士

    殉道者

    The apostle Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

  2. 2.

    One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.

    烈士

    引申义
  3. 3.

    One who suffers greatly or constantly, even involuntarily.

    受难者

    Stan is a martyr to arthritis, Chris a martyr to Stan's endless moaning about it.

  4. 4.

    Someone who exaggerates their pain and suffering in order to gain sympathy.

    贬义

    You have a great life! Stop trying to play the martyr!

v.
  1. 1.

    To make someone into a martyr by putting them to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.

    使殉难

    处死

    及物
  2. 2.

    To persecute.

    及物

    Some religious and other minorities were martyred until extinction.

  3. 3.

    To torment; to torture.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

sufferer

上位词 1

victim

下位词 2

polycarp shaheed
动词

同义词 2

martyrise martyrize

上位词 4

kill torture torment excruciate

相关短语

great martyr metric martyr

词源

From Middle English martir, from Old English martyr, itself a borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), later form of μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).

来源：wiktionary