martyr

martyr /'mɑ:tə/
  • danh từ
    • kẻ chết vì nghĩa; kẻ chết vì đạo; kẻ chịu đoạ đày; liệt sĩ
    • ngoại động từ
      • hành hình (ai) vì đạo
      • hành hạ, đoạ đày

    Xem thêm: sufferer, martyrize, martyrise



    martyr

    Từ điển Collocation

    martyr noun

    1 sb who is killed/suffers for what they believe

    ADJ. early | Christian

    VERB + MARTYR make sb Killing him would only make him a martyr.

    PREP. ~ to a martyr to the cause

    PHRASES a martyr's death

    2 sb who tries to gain sympathy

    VERB + MARTYR play Stop playing the martyr.

    PHRASES make a martyr of yourself

    Từ điển WordNet

      n.

    • one who suffers for the sake of principle; sufferer
    • one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion

      v.

    • kill as a martyr

      Saint Sebastian was martyred

    • torture and torment like a martyr; martyrize, martyrise

    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

    martyrs|martyred|martyring
    syn.: protomartyr sufferer victim