It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
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n. 死亡;(某种)死法,死亡方式;病危;死神;
💡 dead(死)+th(表示抽象名词的后缀)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁决
近义:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反义:inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
n. 原因;动机;理由;事业;
vt. 成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受;
💡 不是(be)因为(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
这位烈士是为了民族独立的事业而献身的.
近义:induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion
反义:hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent
n. 烈士;殉道者;(因病等)长期受痛苦的人;
vt. 牺牲;折磨;杀害;
"She is a martyr to rheumatism."
她长斯受着风湿病的折磨。
近义:rack, tantalize, torment, torture, try, excruciate