hostage
🇺🇸
/ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/
noun
C1
a person held by someone who threatens to harm them unless their demands are met
The robbers kept a bank employee as a hostage until they received the money.
強盗は金を受け取るまで銀行員を人質として拘束した。
translation
人質
語形変化
Plural
hostages