English Dictionary

martyr

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmɐːtə(ɹ)/

名詞

広義 原因の前置詞句

One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom.

日本語の意味

殉教者

The villagers hailed her as a martyr after she refused to renounce her faith.

村人たちは、彼女が信仰を放棄することを拒んだ後、信仰を公然と守るために進んで死を受け入れた人として彼女を殉教者と称えた。

意味（1）

One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom.

Saint Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

意味（2）

(by extension) One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.

意味（3）

(with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.

Stan is a martyr to arthritis, Chris a martyr to Stan's endless moaning about it.

martyrs （ plural ）