Martyr



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 烈士, 殉道者
• ［英］ n. 烈士, 殉道者 ( any of those persons who choose to suffer or die rather than give up their faith or principles)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: mar ( 损伤) , tyr看作tyre ( 轮胎) , 在轮胎下牺牲

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek martyr-, martys witness
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
• 2. a person who sacrifices something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of principle
• 3. victim; especially a great or constant sufferer <a martyr to asthma all his life — A. J. Cronin>
• ? martyrization noun
• ? martyrize transitive verb

II. transitive verb

• Date: before 12th century
• 1. to put to death for adhering to a belief, faith, or profession
• 2. to inflict agonizing pain on ; torture

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