單詞
retribution
英 [retr?'bju??(?)n]
美[,r?tr?'bju??n]
基本信息
- n. 報(bào)應(yīng)；懲罰；報(bào)答；報(bào)償
GRETEM8低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
形容詞:?retributive;
助記提示
1. 給予、給回來(lái).
中文詞源
retribution 懲罰，報(bào)應(yīng)
re-,向后，往回，-trib,給予，詞源同 tribute,contribution.引申詞義懲罰，報(bào)應(yīng)。
英文詞源
- retribution
- retribution: see tribe
- retribution (n.)
- late 14c., "repayment," from Old French retribution and directly from Latin retributionem (nominative retributio) "recompense, repayment," noun of action from past participle stem of retribuere "hand back, repay," from re- "back" (see re-) + tribuere "to assign, allot" (see tribute). Originally "that which is given in return for past good or evil;" restricted modern use of "evil given for evil done" (1560s) is from day of retribution (1520s), in Christian theology the time of divine reward or punishment.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. People are seeking retribution for the latest terrorist outrages.
- 人們?cè)谠O(shè)法對(duì)恐怖分子最近的暴行進(jìn)行嚴(yán)懲。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. Do evil actions bring retribution after death?
- 惡行在人死后會(huì)有報(bào)應(yīng) 嗎 ?
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. Evil actions will bring retribution.
- 惡行會(huì)有惡報(bào).
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. This gave them the freedom to make trouble all over the shop without fear of retribution.
- 這使他們可以肆意到處惹是生非，而不用擔(dān)心受到懲罰。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Forgive, and leave his further retribution to the Power that claims it!
- 你放寬容些, 把對(duì)他來(lái)世的報(bào)應(yīng)交給有極處理此事的神靈吧!
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 紅字
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