Ransom



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.赎金; 赎身; v.赎回
• ［英］ v.赎回 ( to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price)
• ［例］ The hijackers demanded a ransom of a million pounds.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English ransoun, from Anglo-French ran?un, from Latin redemption-, redemptio — more at redemption
• Date: 13th century
• 1. a consideration paid or demanded for the release of someone or something from captivity
• 2. the act of ransoming

II. transitive verb

• Date: 14th century
• 1. to deliver especially from sin or its penalty
• 2. to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price
• Synonyms: see rescue
• ? ransomer noun

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