(尤指用武力或欺骗)绑架;劫持;诱拐他人并带走。
/əbˈdʌkt/
The child was abducted on the way home from school.
那个孩子在放学回家的路上被绑架了。
Police believe the suspect abducted the victim and held her in a remote cabin for days.
警方认为嫌疑人绑架了受害者,并将她关在偏远的小木屋里好几天。
来自拉丁语 abducere,由 *ab-*(“离开、从……走开”)和 ducere(“引导、带领”)组成,字面意思是“带离、带走”。后来在英语中逐渐固定为“非法带走他人”的含义。