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survivors

UK //səˈvaɪvəz//US //sərˈvaɪvərz//

词源

源自拉丁语 'supervivere',由 'super-'(超过)和 'vivere'(生活)组成,意为'比...活得长'。

noun

❶ 指在灾难、事故或危险事件中活下来的人,也可以用来形容经历困难后仍然存在的事物。

“The survivors of the earthquake were taken to a temporary shelter.”

(地震的幸存者被安置在临时避难所。)

“Only a few survivors were found after the ship sank.”

(船只沉没后,只找到少数幸存者。)

同义词:survivors, remnants, remainders

常见短语

survivors' guilt — 指幸存者在灾难或事故后因自己活下来而他人未能幸存感到的内疚感。

“Many soldiers experience survivors' guilt after returning from war.”

(许多士兵从战场归来后会经历幸存者内疚。)