单词 | ransom |
释义 | ransom —ransomer, n. /ran"seuhm/, n. 1. the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price. 2. the sum or price paid or demanded. 3. a means of deliverance or rescue from punishment for sin, esp. the payment of a redemptive fine. v.t. 4. to redeem from captivity, bondage, detention, etc., by paying a demanded price. 5. to release or restore on receipt of a ransom. 6. to deliver or redeem from punishment for sin. [1150-1200; (n.) ME ransoun < OF rançon < LL redemption- (s. of redemptio) REDEMPTION; (v.) ME ransounen < OF rançonner, deriv. of rançon] Syn. 1. deliverance, liberation, release. 4. See redeem. |
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