2023-07-06 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด M - Martyr & victim
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ออกเสียง Martyr = ‘MAHR-ter’
ออกเสียง victim =’VIK-tim’
NECTEC’s Lexitron-2 Dictionary
ให้คำแปลMartyr = N. ผู้ทุกข์ทรมาน/แสร้งทำ Vt. ฆ่าหรือทรมานเรื่องศาสนา
ให้คำแปลvictim = N. เหยื่อ/ผู้รับเคราะห์
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Martyr & victim
A martyr is someone who
(1) willingly suffers death because of his beliefs and attitudes or
(2) is tortured or killed because of his principle or unwillingness to give up a cause or faith.
The word is loosely overused
to refer to anyone who undergoes severe suffering or hardship
or who seeks attention by pretending pain and loss.
A person who dedicates his life for some cause
at the expense of his health or financial standing
may be called a martyr:
“He lived his adult life as a martyr to the cause of equal rights for everyone.”
A parent who stays at home to care for children
rather than going out to play bridge or engage in hanky-panky
is something less than a martyr.
A victim is a sufferer from
any injurious or destructive actions or event
or one who is cheated and deceived by others:
“The hospital is filled with accident victims.”
“Joe was the victim of his own stupidity.”
“Because of his immaturity,
he is often the victim of misplaced confidence.”
COLLINS ENGLISH DICTIONARY
USAGE FOR VICTIM
Using the word victim or victims
in relation to chronic illness or disability
is often considered demeaning and disempowering.
Alternative phrases such as
who experiences,
who has been diagnosed with, or simply with
and then the name of the disability or illness, can be used instead.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Trend Watch
Martyr
Bin Laden's death raised questions about
how radicalized Muslims ...
When:
Look ups on Merriam-Webster.com spiked on May 2, 2011.
Why:
Osama Bin Laden's death prompted discussions
about whether some people would consider him a martyr.
For example,
as one journalist wrote,
"From the perspective of most peace-loving Westerners,
a despicable human being
has been eliminated and justice has been served.
To many radicalized Muslims,
the Navy SEALs have created another martyr."
(John Cassidy, The New Yorker online, May 3, 2011)
Martyr means
"a person who is killed or suffers greatly for a religion or cause."
It comes from the Greek word for "witness,"
the term used for early Christians
who were put to death
because they would not renounce their faith.
(In the book of Acts, Jesus refers to his followers as "witnesses.")
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Trend Watch
Martyr
When Muammar el-Qaddafi reacted to the Libyan uprising ...
When:
Lookups on Merriam-Webster spiked on February 22, 2011.
Why:
During a televised speech,
Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi
reacted to the uprising in his country by declaring,
"I am a fighter, a revolutionary from tents.
I will die as a martyr at the end."
Martyr means
a person who sacrifices his or her life for religion or principle;
by extension, it has also come to mean "victim."
It comes from the Greek word for "witness,"
the term used for early Christians
who were put to death because they would not renounce their faith.
(In the book of Acts, Jesus refers to his followers as "witnesses.")
Collins COBUILD English Usage Dictionary
Victim & casually
1. 'victim'
You refer to someone as a victim
when they have suffered as the result of a crime or natural disaster.
They offered financial aid for flood victims.
We have been the victims of a terrible crime.
2. 'casualty'
You don't usually use 'victim' to refer to someone
who has been injured or killed in a war or accident.
The word you use is casualty.
There were heavy casualties on both sides.
The casualties were taken to the nearest hospital.
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