单词乎

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:

  1. money demanded for the return of a captured person
    同义词:ransom money
  2. payment for the release of someone
  3. the act of freeing from captivity or punishment

动词 ransom:

  1. exchange or buy back for money; under threat
    同义词:redeem

例句

  1. That painting must be worth a king's ransom.
    那幅画一定价值连城。
  2. 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
  3. 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。
  4. They had to ransom the kidnapped diplomat.
    他们不得不赎回被绑架的外交官。
  5. 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)

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