单词 | tragedy victim |
释义 | > as lemmastragedy victim tragedy victim n. (originally) a victim in a tragic drama; (now chiefly) a victim of a natural disaster, fatal accident, or other catastrophic event. ΚΠ 1791 T. Paine Rights of Man i. 24 A tragedy-victim expiring in show, and not the real prisoner of misery. 1875 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 20 July 3/1 The man who was killed..was the hero of an obscure romance as well as a tragedy victim. 1928 Bakersfield Californian 29 Mar. 9/4 The Mojave desert has added another to its list of tragedy victims. 2012 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 16 May 14 Relatives of tragedy victims struggling to adjust. < as lemmas |
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