victim
victim 英 [ˈvɪktɪm] 美 [ˈvɪktɪm]
n. 受害人；牺牲品；
名词复数:victims
- Use the word victim to describe someone who has been wronged or harmed, like the victim of the armed robbery or the stores that went out of business, victims of the slow economy.
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- n. 受害人；牺牲品；
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1. murder victims, rape victims
谋杀案、强奸案等受害者
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2. accident victims, earthquake victims, famine victims
事故、地震、饥荒等的罹难者
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3. victims of crime
犯罪的受害者
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4. She was the innocent victim of an arson attack.
她是一起纵火案的无辜受害者。
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5. They were the victims of a cruel hoax.
他们成了一大骗局的上当受骗者。
- victim (n.) late 15c., "living creature killed and offered as a sacrifice to a deity or supernatural power," from Latin victima "person or animal killed as a sacrifice." Perhaps distantly connected to Old English wig "idol," Gothic weihs "holy," German weihen "consecrate" (compare Weihnachten "Christmas") on notion of "a consecrated animal." Sense of "person who is hurt, tortured, or killed by another" is recorded from 1650s; meaning "person oppressed by some power or situation" is from 1718. Weaker sense of "person taken advantage of" is recorded from 1781.
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