| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•mo•late /ˈɪməˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - to kill (someone or some animal) as a victim in a sacrifice, as by fire; offer in sacrifice:The young students immolated themselves to protest the repressive regime.
im•mo•la•tion /ˌɪməˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•mo•late (im′ə lāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - to sacrifice.
- to kill as a sacrificial victim, as by fire;
offer in sacrifice. - to destroy by fire.
- Latin immolātus, past participle of immolāre to sprinkle with holy meal prior to sacrificing, sacrifice, equivalent. to im- im-1 + mol(a) sacrificial barley cake, literally, millstone (see mill1) + -ātus -ate1
- 1540–50
|