Victim Meaning(定義、用法、例句與發音)

victim

noun

快速理解

What does "Victim" mean?What are 2-3 core uses of "Victim"?

指遭受傷害、損失或不幸的人或事物。

  1. 1

    犯罪或事故的受害者

    EN: a person harmed or killed in a crime or accident

    翻譯: 指在犯罪行為或意外事件中受到傷害或死亡的人。

  2. 2

    欺騙或剝削的對象

    EN: a person tricked or exploited

    翻譯: 指被欺騙、利用或成為詐騙目標的人。

  3. 3

    災難或疾病的罹難者/患者

    EN: a person affected by a disaster or disease

    翻譯: 指受到自然災害、戰爭或疾病等影響的人。

  4. 4

    犧牲品(比喻用法)

    EN: someone or something sacrificed for a cause

    翻譯: 比喻為某種目的、情況或他人行為而被迫犧牲的人或事物。

小提醒:注意:'victim' 本身是中性詞,不帶有責備受害者的意味。但在中文語境中,使用「受害者」一詞時需注意上下文,避免無意中暗示受害者有責任。

發音(How to Pronounce "Victim" in English

How to pronounce "Victim" in English?"Victim" US vs UK pronunciation

點擊下方的 US / UK 按鈕可播放發音。

Real-life Examples of "Victim" from YouTube Videos

Lemon Andersen performs "Please don't take my Air Jordans"

TED

I can master shock of "The Crying Game", with the awe of a child being called an AIDS victim by a bully who didn't know that it was his father who gave it to my mother and that's a double entendre.

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Definitions(定義)

What are the definitions of "Victim"?How does "Victim" change by context?

1. a person who has been harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event

因犯罪、事故或其他事件而受到傷害、受傷或死亡的人

The police are searching for the driver who fled the scene, leaving the victim on the road.

警方正在搜尋逃離現場、將受害者留在路上的司機。

She was the victim of a violent assault last year.

她是去年一起暴力襲擊事件的受害者。

Emergency services rushed to help the victims of the train crash.

緊急服務部門趕往協助火車事故的受害者。

2. a person who is tricked or deceived

被欺騙或愚弄的人

Many elderly people have fallen victim to online scams.

許多老年人成為網路詐騙的受害者。

He realized too late that he was the victim of an elaborate con.

他意識到自己是一場精心策劃騙局的受害者時,為時已晚。

3. a person who suffers because of a bad situation or the actions of others

因惡劣處境或他人行為而受苦的人

The employees were the innocent victims of the company's sudden bankruptcy.

員工是公司突然破產的無辜受害者。

Children are often the first victims of war and poverty.

兒童往往是戰爭和貧困的首要受害者。

4. a living creature killed as a religious sacrifice

作為宗教祭品被殺死的生物

In ancient rituals, a lamb was often chosen as the sacrificial victim.

在古老的儀式中,羔羊常被選為祭祀的犧牲品。

Grammar & Patterns(句型)

What are common sentence patterns for "Victim"?How to make natural sentences with "Victim"?
PatternMeaningExample
victim + of + noun...的受害者She was a victim of a scam. (她是一場詐騙的受害者。)
fall victim to + noun成為...的受害者Many small businesses fell victim to the economic crisis. (許多小企業成為了經濟危機的受害者。)
the victim of a crime犯罪受害者The police are searching for the victim of a crime. (警方正在尋找犯罪受害者。)
innocent victim無辜的受害者The child was an innocent victim of the crossfire. (那個孩子是交火中的無辜受害者。)
target + victim鎖定/針對受害者The scammer carefully targeted his victim. (詐騙犯仔細地鎖定了他的受害者。)

用法說明

How is "Victim" different from similar structures?What usage mistakes are common with "Victim"?

victim of vs. victim to

  • victim of + N (名詞) 是最常見的用法,表示「...的受害者」,後面接的是受害的原因、事件或加害者。
  • victim to + N (名詞) 較為少見且正式,通常用於表示「成為某種抽象事物(如情緒、誘惑、疾病)的犧牲品」。
  • 在絕大多數情況下,描述具體犯罪、事故或事件的受害者時,應使用 victim of
  • victim to 帶有文學或修辭色彩,強調「屈服於」或「被...征服」的意味。 EN: She was a victim of a sophisticated online scam. 翻譯: 她是一場複雜網路詐騙的受害者。

EN:He eventually fell victim to his own greed.

翻譯:他最終成了自身貪婪的犧牲品。

總結建議

描述具體受害事件時,請使用「victim of」;在文學或修辭語境中表示「屈服於」抽象事物時,可考慮使用「victim to」。

易混淆對比

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victim vs casualty

victim 強調遭受傷害、欺騙或攻擊的個人;casualty 通常指戰爭、事故或災難中的死傷者,較為中性且常用於統計。

victim vs sufferer

victim 通常指因他人或外部事件而受害;sufferer 則指長期遭受疾病、痛苦或狀況折磨的人。

victim vs prey

victim 泛指各種受害的人;prey 強調被獵食、追捕或剝削的對象,帶有生物性或比喻性。

口語用法

How is "Victim" used in spoken English?What is the spoken vs formal difference for "Victim"?

引述

在口語中,常用來引述或轉述他人自稱或指稱他人為受害者。 EN: She kept saying, "I'm the victim here," but nobody believed her. 翻譯: 她一直說:「我才是受害者」,但沒人相信她。

EN:He described himself as a victim of the system during the interview.

翻譯:他在訪談中將自己描述為體制下的受害者。

語氣強調

為了強調處境的不公或無辜,會加重語氣或重複使用。 EN: I'm not the bad guy—I'm the victim in all of this! 翻譯: 我不是壞人——在這整件事裡我才是受害者!

EN:They played the victim card again to avoid taking responsibility.

翻譯:他們又打出受害者牌來逃避責任。

停頓填充

在思考或組織語句時,有時會用此詞作為填充,帶有自嘲或無奈的語氣。 EN: So then I... well, the victim, I guess, had to just accept the outcome. 翻譯: 所以後來我... 嗯,受害者嘛,我想,也只能接受這個結果了。

EN:It's just... typical victim mentality, you know?

翻譯:這只是... 典型的受害者心態,你懂吧?

注意:在正式寫作(如報告、論文)中,應避免上述口語化或帶有主觀情緒的用法,建議使用更中立、客觀的表述,例如「affected individuals」、「those who suffered harm」或具體說明所受損害的性質。

常見短語

What common collocations use "Victim"?What fixed phrases with "Victim" should I remember?

victim of

victim of [crime/accident/etc.]

某種犯罪、事故等的受害者

fall victim to

fall victim to [something]

成為某事的受害者;遭受...之害

innocent victim

innocent victim

無辜的受害者

victim blaming

victim blaming

責怪受害者(將受害原因歸咎於受害者本身)

crime victim

crime victim

犯罪受害者

victim support

victim support

受害者支援(服務)

easy victim

easy victim

容易下手的目標;軟柿子

常見錯誤

What are common mistakes with "Victim"?Which "Victim" sentences look correct but are wrong?

×He is a victim of the accident.

He was a victim of the accident.

「victim」通常描述已發生事件中的受害者,因此常與過去式動詞連用。雖然現在式在特定情境下可能正確(如描述一般事實),但學習者常誤用於具體已發生事件。

×The company fell victim to the economic crisis.

The company fell victim to the economic crisis.

學習者常誤將「fell」改為「felt」或「falled」。「fall victim to」是固定片語,動詞變化為 fall/fell/fallen。

×She is a victim of bullying from her classmates.

She is a victim of bullying by her classmates.

表示施害者時,常用「by」而非「from」。「from」多用於表示原因或來源(如 victim of circumstances from poverty),但指具體施害者時用「by」。

×The victim's family are very sad.

The victim's family is very sad.

「family」作為一個整體單位時,在美式英語中通常視為單數名詞。雖然英式英語中「are」可能被接受,但學習者常因此混淆單複數動詞一致。

×He became a victim because of he was careless.

He became a victim because he was careless.

「because of」後接名詞或名詞片語,「because」後接子句。學習者常混淆這兩者的結構。

×The police are looking for the victim.

The police are looking for the perpetrator.

混淆「victim」(受害者)與「perpetrator」(加害者)的詞義。警察尋找的是加害者,而非受害者(除非受害者失蹤)。

詞形變化

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