"hostages" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 人質

Definition

人質是被強行扣押的人，用來迫使他人做某事，例如付錢、釋放囚犯或接受某些要求。這個詞通常用於犯罪、戰爭或恐怖主義相關的情境。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞通常以複數出現，如 'take hostages'、'release hostages'、'held hostage'。它強烈關聯暴力或極端情境。也可以用於比喻，如 'be held hostage by fear'，但本義更常見，而且語氣很嚴肅。

Examples

The police said the hostages were safe.

警方說這些**人質**很安全。

The men took three hostages from the bank.

那些人從銀行挾持了三名**人質**。

The hostages were released after two days.

這些**人質**在兩天後被釋放了。

The negotiators are still trying to get the hostages out alive.

談判人員仍在設法讓**人質**活著出來。

Everyone was glued to the news, waiting for updates about the hostages.

大家都盯著新聞，等著有關**人質**的最新消息。

The workers said they were being treated like hostages by their employer.

工人們說，僱主對待他們就像對待**人質**一樣。