deliverance

/dɪˈlɪvərəns/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈlɪvərəns/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈli-v(ə-)rən(t)s dē-/ (ame, mw)

deliverance — noun

1. freedom that arrives after a long, frightening, or painful situation — the relie

1.名詞C1
釋義

freedom that arrives after a long, frightening, or painful situation — the relief of being pulled out of suffering, danger, or oppression by some power, person, or stroke of luck.

例句

The villagers prayed nightly for deliverance from the drought that had killed their crops.

collocation: deliverance from + [suffering]

After three months in the cave, the trapped miners wept at their deliverance.

used absolutely, without 'from'-phrase

同義詞
  • salvation

    stronger religious or spiritual overtones; often eternal rather than situational

  • liberation

    emphasises freedom from oppression or captivity, especially political

  • rescue

    everyday, neutral register; focuses on the act, not the resulting state

  • escape

    implies the saved person took action themselves, not that someone saved them

反義詞
  • captivity

    the state of being held against one's will, the opposite condition deliverance ends

  • damnation

    religious antonym; eternal loss instead of being saved

文法句型

deliverance from + [danger/suffering]

用法筆記

Frequently followed by 'from + [noun]' naming the danger or suffering being escaped. Common in religious, political, and literary writing; in everyday English, 'rescue' or 'escape' is more usual.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor gave a deliverance to the patient.
✅The doctor delivered the patient safely.
💡'deliverance' refers to being saved from something bad, not to the act of childbirth or handing something over.
❌Her deliverance of the speech moved the audience.
✅Her delivery of the speech moved the audience.
💡for the way something is spoken or handed over, use 'delivery', not 'deliverance'.