hostages
翻譯
人質（複數）
例句
The hijackers released two hostages.
劫機者釋放了兩名人質。
They are holding several people as hostages.
他們扣押了幾個人作為人質。
文法模式
劫持((sb.))作為人質 to take (sb.) as hostages They took the tourists as hostages.
扣留((sb.))作為人質 to hold (sb.) as hostages They held several people as hostages.
近義詞
同義詞: captives, prisoners, pawns
詞源
'hostage' 的複數形式。源自古法語 'hostage'，來自 'hoste'，意為「主人」。
記憶技巧
想像多個「主人」(hosts)因為壓力而「變老」(age)。詞尾的 's' 表示複數。