ransom

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n. 赎金, 赎身, 赎回 vt. 赎, 赎身, 赎回, 勒索赎金

发音

其它 /ˈɹæn.səm/

词形变化

ransoms 复数 ransomed ransometh ransoming ransoms 三单 ransoms ransoming 现在分词 ransomed 过去式 ransomed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.

    赎金

    不可数

    They were held for two million dollars ransom.

    They were held to ransom.

  2. 2.

    The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration.

    不可数

    prisoners hopeless of ransom

  3. 3.

    A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.

    英国 历史 不可数 法律
v.
  1. 1.

    To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.

    赎回

    赎身

    to ransom prisoners from an enemy

  3. 3.

    To exact a ransom (payment) in exchange for the freedom of.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 6

cost payment recovery retrieval defrayal defrayment
动词

同义词 1

redeem

上位词 3

change exchange interchange

相关短语

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词源

From the Middle English ransoun, from the Old French raençon, from stem of Latin redēmptiō. Entered English ca. the 13th century. Doublet of redemption.

来源：wiktionary