savior

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n. 救助者, 救世主, 救星

发音

US /ˈseɪvjɚ/
UK /ˈseɪvjə/

词形变化

saviors 复数 saviors

别名

saviour

教材释义与例句

名词

救世主；救星；救助者

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.

    救星

    救世主

    美国
  2. 2.

    A child who is conceived in order to provide an organ or cell transplant to a sibling who has an otherwise fatal disease (used in combination, with "sibling", "baby", "child", "brother", "sister", etc.)

    美国 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

saviour rescuer deliverer

上位词 2

helper benefactor

下位词 2

christ messiah

相关短语

savior complex savior complexes white savior

词源

First attested in 1300 as Middle English saveour, from Old French sauveour, from Late Latin salvātor, from salvō. Doublet of salvator. Displaced native Old English hǣlend.

来源：wiktionary