retribution
retribution 英 [ˌretrɪˈbju:ʃn] 美 [ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən]
n. 报应；惩罚；报答；报偿
名词复数:retributions
- Retribution is the act of taking revenge. If you pull a prank on someone, expect retribution.
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- n. 报应；惩罚；报答；报偿
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1. That war was an act of retribution and prevention.
那是一场惩罚和阻止对方的战争。
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2. Happiness and courage, retribution or justice are secondary ends for them.
幸福和勇气，报应或正义都是次要他们的目的。
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3. They want to exact retribution from those people or organizations that have wronged them.
人们想要惩罚那些对自己不公的组织或者个人。
- 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.
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