볼모
[ bolmo ]
「명사」 Noun
• hostage
A person or thing that one puts in another party's custody as a sign of one's intention to keep a promise.
• hostage; pawn
(archaic) A prince or other influential figure forced to stay in another country as a gesture of his/her own country's intention to observe a treaty signed between the two countries.
• hostage
(figurative) A person behind another person's strength to make his/her claim in a conflicting relationship.
Type:
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Intermediate
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