| 单词 | ransom |
| 释义 | ransom n. & v. --n 1. a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner. 2. the liberation of a prisoner in return for this. --vtr. 1. buy the freedom or restoration of; redeem. 2. hold to ransom. 3. release for a ransom. Derivatives ransomer n. (in sense 1 of v.). Etymology: ME f. OF ransoun(er) f. L redemptio -onis REDEMPTION |
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