| 单词 | martyr |
| 释义 | martyr —martyrish, adj. —martyrly, adv. , adj. /mahr"teuhr/, n. 1. a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion. 2. a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause: a martyr to the cause of social justice. 3. a person who undergoes severe or constant suffering: a martyr to severe headaches. 4. a person who seeks sympathy or attention by feigning or exaggerating pain, deprivation, etc. v.t. 5. to make a martyr of, esp. by putting to death. 6. to torment or torture. [bef. 900; (n.) ME marter, OE martyr < LL < LGk mártyr, var. of Gk mártys, mártyros witness; (v.) ME martiren, OE martyrian, deriv. of n.] |
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