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无 Retaliation Latin Kind Ri`tæli'eiʃən N.报复 N 1580s

单词 retaliation
音标 [ri`tæli'eiʃən]
解释 n.报复
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字源 retaliation (n.)
1580s, noun of action from Late Latin retaliare "pay back in kind," from re- "back" (see re-) + Latin talio "exaction of payment in kind," from or influenced by talis "suchlike" (see that). Originally used both in good and evil senses.
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