Word · Frequency #5420
Fully loadedhostage
人质
核心释义
a person who is captured and held prisoner by someone, especially to make others meet demands or give something
- 1.
作为履行条约或类似协议条件的保证或担保而交出的人,如确保附庸地位
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.
- 2.
被一方扣押以确保另一方履行特定条款的人质
a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
- 3.
被扣押以迫使另一方因担心人质受到伤害而采取(或不采取)某种行动的人
A person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage.
- 4.
因处于危险之中而约束某人行动的事物
Something that constrains one's actions because it is at risk.
- 5.
被某种事物(尤指构成威胁的事物)所胁迫的人；不能自由选择自己行动方针的人
One who is compelled by something, especially something that poses a threat; one who is not free to choose their own course of action.
- 6.
被扣作担保或迫使他人以特定方式行动或不行动的状态
身不由己的人或物；被扣作人质的状态；作为履行条约或类似协议条件的保证或担保而交出的人,如确保附庸地位；被一方扣押以确保另一方履行特定条款的人质；被扣押以迫使另一方因担心人质受到伤害而采取(或不采取)某种行动的人
用法In use
The criminals kept the hostage in a hidden location.
用法提示：此处 hostage 为可数名词单数，作宾语，表示被扣押的人质。
The government negotiated for the release of the hostages.
用法提示：此处 hostages 为可数名词复数，作介词宾语，表示多名人质。
The bank robbers took the manager hostage during the heist.
用法提示：此处 hostage 用作宾语补足语，表示将某人作为人质。
take sb hostage
The rebels took several civilians hostage.
叛军劫持了几名平民作为人质。
hold sb hostage
The bank robbers held the employees hostage for hours.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- take hostage
- 劫持人质
- The gunman took several people hostage in the bank.枪手在银行里劫持了几名人质。
- hold hostage
- 扣押人质
- The terrorists held the diplomats hostage for months.恐怖分子扣押外交官作为人质数月之久。
- hostage situation
- 人质事件
- The police negotiator is trained to handle hostage situations.警方谈判专家经过训练来处理人质事件。
- hostage negotiator
- 人质谈判专家
- A skilled hostage negotiator can often resolve the crisis without violence.一位熟练的人质谈判专家通常能不通过暴力解决危机。
- release hostages
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：人质（hostage）被‘主人’（host）扣押，度过漫长‘岁月’（age）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报导、法律文件、国际关系 通常用于正式或严肃语境，如新闻报道或法律讨论。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为hostages
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
拼写结尾 -age 的单词中，courage, village, damage, package, message 的发音与 hostage 押韵（结尾均为 /ɪdʒ/），但 stage 发音为 /steɪdʒ/（长元音 /eɪ/），与 hostage 不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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