n.烈士，殉教者v.杀害，折磨

英文释义

n. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

n. Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause.

v. t. To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.

v. t. To persecute; to torment; to torture.

词干

martyr 殉道者
→ 来自拉丁语martyr，来自希腊语martys，见证者，-r，所有格后缀，来自smer，mer，记住，记忆，词源同memory，remember.后引申词义殉道的人，为教而牺牲的人。