vengeance

vengeance

英 ['ven(d)ʒ(ə)ns]
　　美 ['vɛndʒəns]

n. 復仇；報復；報仇

中文詞源：

vengeance 復仇

來自古法語vengier,復仇，報仇，詞源同vindication,vendetta.

例句：

1. He vowed to wreak vengeance on his unfaithful, thieving wife.
他發誓要報復對自己不忠、愛偷東西的妻子。

2. Not all acts of vengeance are of equal gravity.
並非所有的報復行為都同等惡劣。

3. It began to rain again with a vengeance.
又開始下起瞭大雨。

4. a desire for vengeance
復仇心

5. She is determined to wreak vengeance on those who killed her cousin.
她決心要向殺害表妹的兇手報仇.