| 释义 |
hostage/ˈhɒstidʒ/n. 1 a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition 人质 2 a pledge or security 抵押；抵押品 □ hostageship n.[Middle English from Old French (h)ostage, ultimately via Late Latin obsidatus ‘hostageship’ from Latin obses obsidis ‘hostage’] |