martyrdom

英 ['mɑːtədəm] 美 ['mɑːrtərdəm]

• n. 牺牲；殉难；折磨

英英释义

Noun:

1. death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause

2. any experience that causes intense suffering

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. I should be very sorry to see you suffer martyrdom for me.
   你为了我而作出牺牲，真让我有点儿过意不去。
2. Suicide bombers follow different religions that reveal absurdity of the western claim that Islamic fundamentalists are involved in wreaking martyrdom operations to kill others.
   不同教派的自杀性爆炸者透露了西方人士声称的悖论，那就是伊斯兰教原教旨主义需要巨大破坏的牺牲来杀死其他人。
3. The path of Christ is the path of martyrdom.
   基督的道路就是殉难的道路。

经典引文

• Encouraging catholics to persevere to martyrdom for their faith.

  出自： J. A. Froude

• 'That's what I'm giving up,' I said with an expression of insufferable martyrdom.

  出自： B. Geldof

近反义词

【近义词】

• persecution 迫害
• death 死
• killing 谋杀
• slaughter 残杀
• torture 拷问
• ritual murder 祭祀的杀牲
• execution 处决
• suffering 痛苦
• misery 痛苦
• pain 痛苦
• sacrifice 牺牲
• torment 苦痛
• passion 激情
• agony 极度的痛苦
• endurance 忍耐
• Calvary 耶稣受难像