survivor

名词 n.
/səˈvaɪvə/    /sɚˈvaɪvɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.
    — From this moment on, I choose to live not as a victim, but as a survivor.
  2. A person who is able to endure hardship. figuratively
    — I'm a survivor. We're a dying breed.
  3. One who knew a specific decedent.
    — She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors.

词形变化

survivors plural surviver alternative,obsolete survivour alternative,obsolete

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Italic *super
Latin super
Latin super-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós
Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti
Proto-Italic *gʷīwō
Latin vīvō
Latin supervīvereder.
English survive
English -or
English survivor
From survive + -or.
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