ransom

ransom
noun
  1. a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner
    赎金
    ■[mass noun]the holding or freeing of a prisoner in return for payment of such money
    （为获赎金而对被俘者的）把持；释放
    the capture and ransom of the king.
    国王的被俘与赎回。
verb
  1. [with obj.]obtain the release of (a prisoner) by making a payment demanded
    赎出（俘虏）
    the lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed.
    王公在战争中被俘，不得不用钱赎回。
    ■hold (a prisoner) and demand payment for their release
    把持（俘虏）索要赎金；掳（人）索赎
    an English force burnt the village and ransomed the inhabitants.
    一支英格兰部队放火烧了村庄，扣留居民索要赎金。
    ■release (a prisoner) after receiving payment
    得赎金后释放（俘虏）
常用词组
hold someone/thing to ransom
  1. hold someone prisoner and demand payment for their release
    掳…索赎，绑…的票
    ■demand concessions from a person or organization by threatening damaging action
    胁迫（人，组织）妥协，要挟（人，组织）
a king's ransom
  1. a huge amount of money; a fortune
    大笔钱财；大笔财富
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French ransoun (noun), ransouner (verb), from Latin redemptio(n-) 'ransoming, releasing' (see redemption). Early use also occurred in theological contexts expressing 'deliverance' and 'atonement'
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