martyr
noun /ˈmɑːtə(r)/
/ˈmɑːrtər/
- a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs
殉道者；烈士 - the early Christian martyrs
早期基督教殉道者 - Putting him to death would only make him a martyr.
处死他只会让他成为烈士。 - martyr to something a martyr to the cause of freedom
为了自由事业而献身的烈士
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- glorious
- holy
- …
- make somebody
- martyr to
- die a martyr
- a martyr’s death
- the early Christian martyrs
- (usually disapproving) a person who tries to get sympathy from other people by telling them how much he or she is suffering
乞怜者（向人诉苦以博取同情） - He makes a martyr of himself whenever it’s his turn to do the housework.
每当轮到他做家务的时候，他就让自己成为烈士。 - Stop playing the martyr.
别再扮可怜了。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + martyr- play
- make a martyr of yourself
- He makes a martyr of himself whenever it’s his turn to do the housework.
- martyr to something (informal) a person who suffers very much because of an illness, problem or situation
（因疾病或困难局面）长期受苦者，长期受折磨者 - She's a martyr to her nerves.
她长期忍受神经紧张之苦。 - I feel like a martyr to this vacuum cleaner.
我觉得自己是这个吸尘器的殉道者。
- She's a martyr to her nerves.
词源Old English martir, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek martur ‘witness’ (in Christian use, ‘martyr’).