Kidnapping is the crime of taking a person away by force, or by a trick, and keeping them when they do not want to stay. The old picture is a child stolen for money, and that is still what many people hear first — the kid in the word is old slang for a child.

Kidnapping is the crime of taking a person away by force, or by a trick, and keeping them when they do not want to stayKidnapping是用武力或詭計把一個人帶走，並在對方不願意的情況下把他們留住的犯罪行為。The old picture is a child stolen for money舊有的畫面是為了錢而偷走一個小孩，and that is still what many people hear first而這仍然是很多人第一個想到的意思 — the kid in the word is old slang for a child這個字裡的kid是舊時指小孩的俚語。

Though actually, the law uses kidnapping for adults too: a rich person pulled from a car, a reporter held in another country, a parent who takes a child over a border when a court said they must not. Age is not the point. The person did not agree to go, and someone is holding them.

Though actually不過其實，the law uses kidnapping for adults too法律上kidnapping也用在成年人身上：a rich person pulled from a car, a reporter held in another country, a parent who takes a child over a border when a court said they must not從車上被拉走的有錢人、被扣留在另一個國家的記者、法院已經說不行卻還是把小孩帶過邊境的父母。Age is not the point年齡不是重點。The person did not agree to go, and someone is holding them重點是這個人並沒有同意要去，而且有人正扣留著他們。

Often the takers ask for a large sum of money to give them back.

Often the takers ask for a large sum of money帶走的人通常會要求一大筆錢 to give them back才肯把人放回來。

News, police, and films all use the word. Friends may joke with it over a biscuit, but that is play; the real word is heavy.

News, police, and films all use the word新聞、警方和電影都會用這個字。Friends may joke with it over a biscuit朋友之間可能會拿一片餅乾開玩笑地說這個字，but that is play但那只是玩笑；the real word is heavy這個字真正的意思是很沉重的。