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hos·tage
/ˈhɑstɪʤ/
人質,抵押品
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hos·tage
n.
A
person
given
as
a
pledge
or
security
for
the
performance
of
the
conditions
of
a
treaty
or
stipulations
of
any
kind
,
on
the
performance
of
which
the
person
is
to
be
released
.
Your
hostages
I
have
,
so
have
you
mine
;
And
we
shall
talk
before
we
fight
. --
Shak
.
He
that
hath
a
wife
and
children
hath
given
hostages
to
fortune
.
--
Bacon
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
hostage
n
:
a
prisoner
who
is
held
by
one
party
to
insure
that
another
party
will
meet
specified
terms
[
syn
:
surety
]
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Hostage
a
person
delivered
into
the
hands
of
another
as
a
security
for
the
performance
of
some
promise
,
etc
. (2
Kings
14:14; 2
Chr
.
25:24).
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