survivor
UK/sə'vaɪvə/US/sә'vaivә/
TOEFLB1
释义
n.
A person who lives through a dangerous or traumatic event
幸存者;生还者
n.
A person who copes well with difficulties and keeps going
(能扛事的)坚强的人
词根拆分
词根派生survive + -or("做……的人")="活过去的人"。除了字面的"事故幸存者",英语还褒义地用它形容坚强的人:she's a survivor 意为她总能挺过来、东山再起。
词根 viv 还连着 48 个词常用搭配
- 1.sole survivor唯一幸存者
- 2.crash survivor事故幸存者
- 3.survivor's guilt幸存者内疚感
- 4.Holocaust survivor大屠杀幸存者
例句
- 1.
The sole survivor of the shipwreck was rescued days later.
这次海难唯一的幸存者数天后获救。
- 2.
After everything she's been through, she's a real survivor.
经历了那么多,她真是个打不倒的人。