kidnap

kidnap — 動詞

1. to take someone by force and hold them prisoner, usually to obtain money for the

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

綁架

非法以武力帶走人質以索取贖金

to take someone by force and hold them prisoner, usually to obtain money for their release.

例句

A group of armed men kidnapped the mayor's daughter on her way to the office.

一群持槍男子在前往辦公室的途中綁架了市長的女兒。

The police arrested three suspects who had planned to kidnap a local business owner.

警方逮捕了三名計劃綁架當地一名企業主的嫌犯。

pattern: plan + infinitive (plan to kidnap)

同義詞
  • abduct

    more formal and legal; does not always involve ransom (e.g. a parent abducting their own child)

  • take hostage

    implies holding people to force a specific demand, often in a robbery or siege

  • snatch

    informal; suggests a quick grab-and-run style of kidnapping, usually of a child

反義詞
  • release

    to set a kidnapped person free

  • rescue

    to free a kidnapped person by force or police action

文法句型

kidnap + person

kidnap + person + from + place

be kidnapped by + person/group

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice (be kidnapped) especially in news reporting. The subject of the active verb is typically a person or criminal group (the kidnappers); the object is a person whose release is demanded.

常見錯誤

❌The hijackers took the businessman to a secret house.
✅The kidnappers took the businessman to a secret house.
💡'hijack' means taking control of a vehicle, not taking a person.
❌He was kidnapped by a stranger when he was a baby.
✅He was taken by a stranger when he was a baby.
💡'kidnapped' implies demand for ransom or a purpose, but a baby taken without such demand may be described as 'abducted' or simply 'taken'.

kidnap — 名詞