
好词典

源自拉丁语 'victima'(祭祀用的牺牲品),15世纪通过法语 'victime' 进入英语。
❶ 指因犯罪、事故、灾难等受到伤害或损失的人或动物,强调无辜遭受不幸的被动性。
“The police are searching for the attacker who left his victim seriously injured.”
(警方正在搜寻袭击者,他使受害者受了重伤。)
“Many victims of the earthquake lost their homes.”
(许多地震灾民失去了家园。)
fall victim to — 成为某负面事件的受害者,通常指因无法抵抗外力或诱惑而遭受不幸。
“Many small businesses fell victim to the economic crisis.”
(许多小企业成为经济危机的牺牲品。)