To victimize someone is to single them out and treat them badly on purpose — not by accident, and not to everyone equally, but to this person, because of who they are or what they have done. The reason is usually their race, their religion, their politics, their union, or the fact that they complained about something. The heart of the word is being picked out.

To victimize someonevictimize 一個人，is to single them out and treat them badly on purpose就是故意把他挑出來惡意對待 — not by accident不是不小心，and not to everyone equally也不是對每個人都一樣，but to this person而是針對這個人，because of who they are or what they have done因為他是什麼身分，或做了什麼事。The reason is usually理由通常是 their race, their religion, their politics, their union他們的種族、宗教、政治立場、工會身分，or the fact that they complained about something或者他們曾對某件事提出申訴。The heart of the word這個字的核心 is being picked out就是「被挑出來單獨對待」

If a boss is rude to the whole office, that is bad temper. If the boss is rude only to the one person who reported him, that person is being victimized.

If a boss is rude to the whole office如果老闆對整間辦公室都很粗魯，that is bad temper那只是脾氣不好。If the boss is rude only to the one person who reported him如果老闆只對舉報他的那個人粗魯，that person is being victimized那個人就是在被 victimize（被針對刁難）

English speakers feel the unfairness in the word strongly: it says the treatment is undeserved, and that the person on the receiving end has less power than the person doing it. It is very common in the passive, and that is how learners will most often meet it: "she felt she was being victimized", "staff who speak up are victimized". The passive fits because the person hurt is the one telling the story.

English speakers feel the unfairness in the word strongly英語使用者很強烈感受到這個字裡的不公平：it says the treatment is undeserved它是在說這種對待是不應得的，and that the person on the receiving end has less power than the person doing it而且承受的一方，權力比施加的一方小。It is very common in the passive這個字很常用被動式，and that is how learners will most often meet it學習者也最常這樣遇到它："she felt she was being victimized"她覺得自己被針對，"staff who speak up are victimized"敢說話的員工會被刁難。The passive fits被動式之所以合適，because the person hurt is the one telling the story是因為說故事的人正是受傷的那一方

There is a second, looser use, mostly American and mostly in crime reporting: "the gang victimized elderly residents" simply means it made them its victims — robbed them, targeted them. Here there is no idea of prejudice, only of being preyed on.

There is a second, looser use還有第二種比較鬆散的用法，mostly American and mostly in crime reporting主要是美式英語，多用在犯罪報導裡："the gang victimized elderly residents"（幫派把年長居民當作目標）simply means it made them its victims意思就是把他們變成受害者 — robbed them, targeted them搶劫他們、鎖定他們下手。Here there is no idea of prejudice這裡沒有歧視的意思，only of being preyed on只是被盯上、被下手

It is formal. In ordinary talk you would say "they pick on him", "they're out to get her", "they treat him unfairly". Also spelled victimise in British writing; the same word.

It is formal這是個正式的字。In ordinary talk you would say平常說話你會說 "they pick on him"他們找他麻煩、"they're out to get her"他們就是要整她、"they treat him unfairly"他們對他不公平。Also spelled victimise in British writing英式寫法拼成 victimise；the same word是同一個字