英['vɪktɪm]美['vɪktɪm]
记忆方法
词源词根法
来自拉丁语victima,祭品,献祭的人或动物,来自PIE*weik,选择,选出祭品,牺牲,词源同Wicca,witch。由祭品引申词义受害者。在古代社会,很多地方都有“血祭”的宗教习俗,即将活人或动物当场杀死,作为祭品奉献给神灵。被杀死的活人通常是战争中捕获的俘虏。在拉丁语中,这种被作为祭品杀死的人或动物被称为victima。该词15世纪进入英语后,拼写改为victim。17世纪后,词义演变为“受害人、被折磨者”;18世纪后,增加了“被压迫者”的含义。=victim['v?kt?m]n受害人,牺牲品
谐音记忆法
谐音:未刻他墓,牺牲者的姓名未刻他墓碑上。
noun(名词)
双解例句
noun(名词)
小知识
Use the word victim to describe someone who has been wronged or harmed, like the victim of the armed robbery or the stores that went out of business, victims of the slow economy.
The noun victim refers to a person who has been harmed by a crime, accident, or other adverse circumstances, such as a victim of a tsunami or a victim of domestic violence. It can also refer to someone has been tricked or swindled, like when you paid $2 for a candy bar that should only have cost a dollar — you were the victim of someone's scheme to pocket half the money from the candy bar sale.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
单词用法
一般来说,victim表示“受害者”,没有“死亡”的意思,但是用于疾病名前的时候,常指“因某病而死的死者”;
近义词汇
sacrifice n.牺牲;祭品;vt.牺牲;献祭