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hos·tage AHD[hŏsʹtĭj] D.J.[ˈhɒstɪdʒ]K.K.[ˈhɑstɪdʒ]n.（名词）- A person held by one party in a conflict as security that specified terms will be met by the opposing party.人质：被冲突一方扣押的人，以作为对方满足其提出的条件的保证
- One that serves as security against an implied threat:制约物：对抗暗藏的威胁事物：superpowers held hostage to each other by their nuclear arsenals.超级大国因各自拥有核工厂而互相制约
- One that is manipulated by the demands of another:被控物：被另一事物的要求所操纵的事物："National policies cannot be made hostage to another country"(Alan D. Romberg)“一个国家的政策不能被另一个国家所操纵”(艾伦D.龙伯格)
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- probably from host [guest, host] * see host 1可能源自 host [客人，主人] * 参见 host1
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