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- a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs烈士; 殉难者：
the first Christian martyr.
第一位基督教殉难者。
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- a person who displays or exaggerates their discomfort or distress in order to obtain sympathy or admiration（显示或夸张其痛苦或磨难以获同情或赞美的）假圣人：
she wanted to play the martyr.
她想假装圣人。
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martyr to
a constant sufferer from (an ailment)长期受苦者：I'm a martyr to migraine!
我长期被偏头痛折磨！
with obj.(一般作be martyred)
1- kill (someone) because of their beliefs（因信仰而被）杀死; 使…殉难：
she was martyred for her faith.
她为了自己的信仰而殉难。
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- cause great pain or distress to折磨; 使…遭受巨大痛苦：
there was no need to martyr themselves again.
他们没有必要让自己再受折磨。
派生词
martyrization
（亦作-isation）nounmartyrize
（亦作-ise）verb词源
Old English martir, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek martur 'witness' （in Christian use, 'martyr'）.