| 单词 | ransom |
| 释义 | Word Frequency ransom(ˈrænsəm) noun 1. the release of captured prisoners, property, etc, on payment of a stipulated price 2. the price demanded or stipulated for such a release 3. rescue or redemption of any kind 4. hold to ransom 5. a king's ransom verb (transitive) 6. to pay a stipulated price and so obtain the release of (prisoners, property, etc) 7. to set free (prisoners, property, etc) upon receiving the payment demanded 8. to redeem; rescue to be ransomed from sin Derived forms ransomer (ˈransomer) noun Word origin C14: from Old French ransoun, from Latin redemptiō a buying back, redemptionWord Frequency Ransom(ˈrænsəm) noun John Crowe . 1888–1974, US poet and critic |
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