hostage

hostage

英 ['hɒstɪdʒ]
　　美 ['hɑstɪdʒ]

n. 人質；抵押品

中文詞源：

hostage 人質

來自古法語hostage,客人，作為抵押的人質，來自拉丁語hospes,客人，來自PIE*ghostis,外來人，陌生人，詞源同guest.

例句：

1. The class was held hostage by a hooded gunman.
全班同學被一個蒙面的持槍歹徒劫為人質。

2. The hostage release could clear the decks for war.
人質的獲釋可能會為發動戰爭掃清障礙。

3. The reporting of the hostage story was fair, if sometimes overblown.
盡管這篇關於人質的報道有些誇大其詞，但還算公正。

4. The former hostage is in remarkably good shape considering his ordeal.
想想人質曾遭受的折磨，獲救後其身體狀況已經是出奇地好瞭。

5. There are conflicting reports about the identity of the hostage.
有關人質身份的報道相互矛盾。