1922, American English, perhaps from high(way) + jacker "one who holds up." Originally "to rob (a bootlegger, smuggler, etc.) in transit;" sense of "seizing an aircraft in flight" is 1968 (also in 1961 variant skyjack), extended 1970s to any form of public transportation. Related: Hijacked; hijacking.
双语例句
1. Every minute during the hijack seemed like a week.
被劫持过程中，每一分钟都过得如同一周那么漫长。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The front page is devoted to the continuing saga of the hijack.
头版是对劫持事件的连续报道。
来自《权威词典》
3. Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.
大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Two men tried to hijack a plane on a flight from Riga to Murmansk.