hostage

'hɒstidʒ

六级考研雅思 Collins 4

n. a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

n. 人质, 抵押品
[经] 人质, 抵押品

Collins 星级

5,420

BNC 频率

3,972

使用频率

hostage 可以拆分为 host（主人）和 -age（表状态或行为的名词后缀），暗示被俘者的状态类似于被主人控制的人。

例句

1. The police rescued the hostage after a long negotiation.

警方经过长时间的谈判救出了人质。

2. The kidnappers demanded a large ransom for the hostage's release.

绑架者要求一大笔赎金以换取人质的释放。

3. Everyone was relieved when the hostage was finally freed.

当人质最终被释放时，大家都感到松了一口气。