| 单词 | hostage |
| 释义 | hostage['hɒstidʒ]n. 人质, 抵押品【经】 人质, 抵押品 hostage hos.tage AHD: [h¼s“t¹j] D.J. [6hKst!d9]K.K. [6h$st!d9]n.（名词）1. A person held by one party in a conflict as security that specified terms will be met by the opposing party.人质：被冲突一方扣押的人，以作为对方满足其提出的条件的保证2. One that serves as security against an implied threat:制约物：对抗暗藏的威胁事物：superpowers held hostage to each other by their nuclear arsenals.超级大国因各自拥有核工厂而互相制约3. One that is manipulated by the demands of another:被控物：被另一事物的要求所操纵的事物：“National policies cannot be made hostage to another country”(&b{Alan D. Romberg})“一个国家的政策不能被另一个国家所操纵”(艾伦D.龙伯格)语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old French 源自 古法语 3. probably from host [guest, host] * see host 1可能源自 host [客人，主人] *参见 host1 |
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