Picture the one on the receiving end of a blow — the person to whom something bad is done, who takes the harm and suffers it, usually not by their own choice.
From the word’s history
From Latin victima, the animal offered up in sacrifice — the one given over to take the blow for others. That image of 'the one to whom something is done' still sits under every modern sense.
源自拉丁文 victima——獻祭時被獻上的那頭牲畜，替眾人挨下那一刀、被交出去的一方。這個『被動承受、被施加於身』的畫面，至今仍墊在每一個現代用法底下。
etymonline.com/word/victim (Latin victima 'sacrificial animal')
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原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
victimnoun/ˈvɪktɪm/
- 1
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular
- The victim of the robbery gave a detailed statement.
- crime victim
- 2
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
- victims of assault; the murderer's victims
- became another victim of the latest scam
- 3
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
- a fundraiser for victims of AIDS; a victim of a car crash
- “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…]the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, […] !”
- 4
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
- a victim of his own pride; a victim of her own incompetence
- the newcomer never managed to make friends, a victim of the town's deep distrust of outsiders
- 5
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
- relief efforts to help victims of the hurricane
- victim of an optical illusion; victim of a string of bad luck
- 6
A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.
- 7
ChristianityA living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.
victimverb/ˈvɪktɪm/
- 1
rareTo make (something) a victim (especially of a ritual sacrifice); to victimize.
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