kidnapper

IPA/ˈkɪdnæpə(r)/
KK[kˈɪdnˌæpɚ]IPA/ˈkɪdnæpər/

kidnapper — 名詞

  • kidnappersingular
  • kidnappersplural

1. a person who illegally seizes someone by force, keeps them confined against thei

1.名詞B2
釋義

綁匪

以暴力綁架他人並索取贖金的罪犯

a person who illegally seizes someone by force, keeps them confined against their will, and often demands money from relatives or employers before releasing the victim

例句

The kidnapper left a note on the kitchen table demanding two hundred thousand dollars.

綁匪在廚房桌上留下一張紙條，要求支付二十萬美元。

pattern: the kidnapper + demanded + [amount]

Aiko's mother received a phone call from the kidnapper demanding payment by midnight.

Aiko 的母親接到綁匪的電話，要求午夜前交出贖金。

常見搭配
  • armed kidnapper
  • suspected kidnapper
  • catch a kidnapper
  • track down a kidnapper
  • kidnapper demands ransom
同義詞
  • abductor

    more neutral and formal; does not always imply a ransom demand

  • captor

    broader — refers to anyone holding another person against their will, not necessarily for money

  • ransomer

    very rare; focuses specifically on the demand for payment

反義詞

文法句型

the kidnapper + verb (demanded / called / escaped)

adjective + kidnapper (armed / suspected)

用法筆記

The word 'kidnapper' is used in news reports and legal contexts. In everyday conversation, people often say 'the person who took him/her' rather than 'kidnapper'. The verb form 'kidnap' is much more common than the noun 'kidnapper'.

常見錯誤

The robber kidnapped the child and asked for money.
The kidnapper kidnapped the child and asked for money.
A 'robber' steals property; a 'kidnapper' steals a person. The crime is kidnapping, not robbery.

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常用片語

  • kidnapper demands
  • catch a kidnapper
  • suspected kidnapper
  • armed kidnapper