| 单词 | hostage |
| 释义 | hostage n. 1. a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition. 2. a pledge or security. Phrases and idioms a hostage to fortune an acquisition, commitment, etc., regarded as endangered by unforeseen circumstances. Derivatives hostageship n. Etymology: ME f. OF (h)ostage ult. f. LL obsidatus hostageship f. L obses obsidis hostage |
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