ransom

身代金

捕らわれた人を解放するために要求される、または支払うお金。

やさしい英語で： Money demanded or paid so that someone being held prisoner will be freed.

• They demanded a large ransom.
• Her family paid the ransom yesterday.
• The kidnappers held him for ransom.

使い方： ransom for someone (The kidnappers demanded a ransom for the missing boy.)

よく使う表現： pay a ransom, ransom demand, hold for ransom

身請け、身代金による解放

お金と引き換えに捕虜を解放したり、奪った財産を返したりすること。

やさしい英語で： The freeing of a prisoner or return of captured property in exchange for payment.

• The captives had little hope of ransom.
• Negotiations secured the ransom of the prisoners.
• Their families arranged for their ransom and return.

使い方： ransom of someone/something (The agreement allowed the ransom of captured sailors.)

類義語： release, redemption

よく使う表現： ransom of prisoners, hope of ransom, obtain someone's ransom

身請けする、身代金を払って解放する

お金を払って捕虜を解放したり、人を罰から救ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To pay money so that a prisoner is freed or someone escapes punishment.

• His family ransomed him.
• They raised enough money to ransom the prisoners.
• Could the captured soldiers be ransomed from the enemy?

使い方： ransom someone from someone/something (They ransomed the sailor from his captors.)

類義語： buy someone's freedom

よく使う表現： ransom a prisoner, ransom someone from captivity