early 15c. in the legal sense of "one who outlives another," agent noun from survive. Meaning "one who has a knack for pulling through adversity" is attested from 1971. Survivor syndrome is first recorded 1968.
雙語例句
1. Rafferty was the sole survivor from the successful Ireland team of 1988.
拉弗蒂是1988年紅極一時的愛爾蘭隊碩果僅存的球員。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A survivor was knocked unconscious when the helicopter ditched.
在直升機(jī)緊急迫降時，一名幸存者被撞昏過去。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Above all Susie is a great survivor, with a bright, indomitable spirit.