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    sacrifice の英語での意味

    sacrificesacrifice1 /ˈsækrəfaɪs/ noun すべての翻訳を見る1[countable, uncountable] when you decide not to have something valuable, in order to get something that is more importantより重要なものを得るために、価値あるものを諦めること:  The minister stressed the need for economic sacrifice.大臣は経済的犠牲の必要性を強調した。 The workforce were willing to make sacrifices in order to preserve jobs.労働者たちは雇用を守るために犠牲を払う覚悟があった。 She brought three children up single-handedly, often at great personal sacrifice.彼女は三人の子供を一人で育て、しばしば大きな個人的犠牲を払った。2 a)[countable, uncountable] the act of offering something to a god, especially in the past, by killing an animal or person in a religious ceremony(特に過去において)宗教的儀式で動物や人を殺して神に捧げる行為:  They made sacrifices to ensure a good harvest.彼らは豊作を祈って生け贄を捧げた。 b)[countable] an animal, person, or object offered to a god in sacrifice神への生け贄として捧げられる動物・人・物sacrifice to In those days, an animal was offered as a sacrifice to God.当時は、動物が神への生け贄として捧げられた。 a human sacrifice (=a person killed as a sacrifice)人身御供(=生け贄として殺された人)3literary文語 the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice the act of dying while you are fighting for a principle or in order to help other people信念のため、あるいは他者を助けるために命を捧げること:  Captain Oates made the ultimate sacrifice in a bid to save his colleagues.オーツ大尉は同僚を救おうとして、最大の犠牲を払った。
    sacrificesacrifice2 verb 1[transitive] to willingly stop having something you want or doing something you like in order to get something more importantより重要なものを得るために、欲しいものや好きなことを進んで手放すことsacrifice something for something A Labour government chose to sacrifice defence for welfare.労働党政権は福祉のために国防を犠牲にすることを選んだ。sacrifice something to do something He sacrificed a promising career to look after his kids.彼は子供の世話をするために有望なキャリアを犠牲にした。sacrifice yourself (for something) mothers who sacrifice themselves for their children子供のために自らを犠牲にする母親たちRegister語域In everyday English, people often say give up rather than sacrifice:· He gave up a promising career to look after his kids.日常的な英語では、sacrifice の代わりに give up がよく使われる:· He gave up a promising career to look after his kids.(彼は子供の世話をするために有望なキャリアを諦めた。)2[intransitive, transitive] to kill an animal or person and offer them to a god in a religious ceremony宗教的儀式で動物や人を殺して神に捧げること