词语释义

英 ['ræns(ə)m] 美 ['rænsəm]

vt. 赎回，赎；勒索赎金；救赎；得赎金后释放

n. 赎金；赎身，赎回

n. (Ransom)人名；(西)兰索姆；(英)兰塞姆

单词分析：

记忆方法：1. ransom 是由 redeem 的名词形式 redemption 经由古法语逐步缩略、变体而来。
2. 演变的大致过程：redemption => red-empt-ion => *re-emt-on => ra-ens-on => raenson => ranson => ransom. (-ee- => -ae- => -a-).
3. 或者简洁过程：*re-emt-on => r-ans-om => ransom.
4. 谐音“来赎妈，来赎母” --- 妈妈被绑架了，拿钱来把妈妈赎回去。

英英释义

Noun:

money demanded for the return of a captured person

payment for the release of someone

the act of freeing from captivity or punishment

Verb:

exchange or buy back for money; under threat

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单词词源

中文词源

ransom 赎金

来自古法语 ranson,赎金，救赎，来自（缩写自）拉丁语 redemptionem,拯救，救赎，词源同 redeem,redemption.拼写比较 custom,来自（缩写自）拉丁语 consuetudinem.

英语词源

ransom

ransom: [13] Heavily disguised, ransom is the same word ultimately as redemption. It was borrowed from Old French ransoun, which, much weathered over the centuries, was descended from Latin redemptiō, source of English redemption. The etymological notion underlying the word is thus of money paid to ‘redeem’ or rescue a hostage.
=> redemption

ransom (n.)

c. 1200, "sum paid for the release of a prisoner or captured man," from Old French ranson (Modern French rançon), earlier raenson "ransom, redemption," from Latin redemptionem (nominative redemptio) "a redeeming," from redimere (see redeem).

ransom

early 14c., from ransom (n.). Related: Ransomed; ransoming.

词态变化

复数 ransoms;
第三人称单数 ransoms;
过去式 ransomed;
过去分词 ransomed;
现在分词 ransoming;

权威造句

1. Her kidnapper successfully extorted a £75,000 ransom for her release.

绑匪成功地勒索了7.5万英镑才将她释放。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The ransom demand was made by telephone.

赎金是通过电话索要的。

来自柯林斯例句

3. They have to pay a large ransom.

他们不得不付一大笔赎金.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. In Rio, nearly forty people have been held to ransom this year alone.

在里约热内卢，仅今年一年就有近40人被绑票。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He is charged with kidnapping a businessman last year and holding him for ransom.

他被控于去年绑架了一名商人并勒索钱财。

来自柯林斯例句

近反义词

redeem 赎回

rescue 营救

set free 释放

buy back 买回

strike a deal 达成协议

pay up 全部付清

exchange 交换

pay off 偿清(欠款等)...

release 释放

deliver 递送

payment 支付

payoff 收益

money 财产

sum 金额

deal 协定

redemption 赎回

retrieve 恢复

reclaim 收回

recover 恢复

regain 恢复

free 自由的

ransom money 赎金

相似短语

ransom bond n. 赎回证书

ransom bill n. 付赎保证书

ransom money 【法】 赎款, 赎金

ransom note 【法】 勒赎信

a king's ransom n.一笔巨款

hold sb. to ransom v. 绑票

king's ransom n. 大量之金钱, 高价

hold sb.to ransom 绑架某人勒索赎金They took away the boy and held him to ransom.他们劫持男孩勒索赎金。

crime of kidnapping for ransom 【法】 掳人勒赎罪

hold sb to ransom 劫持某人勒取赎金, 绑某人的票