hostage /'hɒstidʒ/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
Chinese translation
- n. 人质, 抵押品
- [经] 人质, 抵押品
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /'hɒstidʒ/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.9 · Rare
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