martyr

殉教者

宗教上の信仰を理由に殺された人。

やさしい英語で： A person killed because of their religious beliefs.

• He died as a martyr.
• The church remembers the martyrs killed for their beliefs.
• She became a martyr when soldiers killed her for refusing to abandon her faith.

使い方： a martyr for something (They remember her as a martyr for her faith.)

よく使う表現： Christian martyr, religious martyr, martyr for something

殉教者

信仰を隠したり捨てたりするより、苦しみや死を進んで受け入れる人。

やさしい英語で： A person who willingly accepts death or suffering rather than hide or give up their religious beliefs.

• She chose to become a martyr.
• The martyrs refused to give up their faith.
• He was regarded as a martyr after enduring years of imprisonment for his beliefs.

使い方： a martyr for something (He became a martyr for his religious beliefs.)

よく使う表現： willing martyr, martyr for something, religious martyr

苦しむ人

病気や痛み、その他の問題にひどく苦しんでいる人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who suffers a lot from illness, pain, or other problems.

• He is a martyr to back pain.
• My aunt was a martyr to migraines.
• Years of poor health made him a martyr to constant discomfort.

使い方： a martyr to something (She was a martyr to severe headaches.)

類義語： sufferer

よく使う表現： martyr to pain, martyr to something

殉教させる

特に宗教上の信仰など、その人の信念を理由に殺す。

やさしい英語で： To kill someone because of their beliefs, especially their religion.

• The king ordered his soldiers to martyr the priest.
• Several believers were martyred for refusing to abandon their faith.
• The church remembers those martyred during that period.

使い方： be martyred for something (He was martyred for his religious beliefs.)

よく使う表現： martyr someone, martyr believers

迫害する、苦しめる

多くは信念を理由に、人を残酷に扱って苦しめる。

やさしい英語で： To treat someone cruelly and make them suffer, often because of their beliefs.

• Cruel rulers martyred the villagers for years.
• The authorities continued to martyr religious minorities.
• Families were martyred through imprisonment and constant threats.

類義語： persecute, torment

よく使う表現： martyr someone, martyr a minority