revenge
英 [rɪ'ven(d)ʒ]
美 [rɪ'vɛndʒ]
n. 报复；复仇
vt. 报复；替…报仇；洗雪
vi. 报仇；雪耻
CET6 TEM4 CET4 IELTS GRE 考 研
使用频率:
星级词汇:
«
1 / 3
»
中文词源
revenge 报复，报仇re-,表强调，-veng,复仇，词源同 avenge,vengeance.
英文词源
revengerevenge: see vindicaterevenge (v.)late 14c., from Old French revengier, variant of revenchier "take revenge, avenge" (13c., Modern French revancher), from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + vengier "take revenge," from Latin vindicare "to lay claim to, avenge, punish" (see vindicate).To avenge is "to get revenge" or "to take vengeance"; it suggests the administration of just punishment for a criminal or immoral act. Revenge seems to stress the idea of retaliation a bit more strongly and implies real hatred as its motivation. ["The Columbia Guide to Standard American English," 1993]revenge (n.)1540s, from Middle French revenge, back-formation from revengier (see revenge (v.)).
双语例句
1. There are few things quite as sweet as revenge. 几乎没有比复仇更爽的事情了。 来自柯林斯例句
2. She took revenge on her ex-boyfriend by smashing up his home. 为了报复，她砸了前任男友的家。 来自柯林斯例句
3. She uses the media to help her exact a terrible revenge. 她利用媒体帮助自己进行可怕的复仇。 来自柯林斯例句
4. People should understand how thirsty for revenge they are. 人们应该理解他们复仇的愿望是多么强烈。 来自柯林斯例句
5. They were meditating revenge. 他们在谋划进行报复。 来自《权威词典》