sacrifice英[?s?kr?fa?s] 美[?s?kr?fa?s]。?
n.犧牲; 舍棄; 祭獻; 祭祀; 祭獻的牲畜; 祭品。
v. 犧牲; 獻出; 以(人或動物)作祭獻。
sacrifice, forgo。
這組詞都可表示“放棄”。它們之間的區別是:前者指為某種目的而舍棄自己的生命或權利; 後者指根據某種原則自動放棄,或因某種原因而失去。試比較以下兩個句子的含義:
The soldiers were willing to sacrifice their lives for their country.
士兵們甘願為國捐軀。
The actors forwent their pay for the benefit performance.
演員們不要報酬參加義演。