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迫害者;施加压迫、虐待或不公正对待他人的人。
The persecutor showed no mercy to the innocent villagers.
迫害者对无辜的村民毫不留情。
Throughout history, many persecutors have eventually been brought to justice by the very people they once oppressed.
纵观历史,许多迫害者最终被他们曾经压迫的人绳之以法。
该词源自拉丁语 persecutor,由动词 persequi 派生而来,其中 per- 意为"彻底地",sequi 意为"追随、追赶"。原义为"紧追不舍的人",后引申为"迫害者"。该词经由古法语进入英语,在宗教改革时期被广泛使用,特指因信仰不同而施加迫害的人。