| 单词 | vindication |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [`vindi'keiʃən] |
| 解释 | n. 洗冤；证实 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.洗冤；证实(justif ication against denial or censure；defense) |
| 字源 | vindication (n.) late 15c., "act of avenging, revenge," from Old French vindicacion "vengeance, revenge" and directly from Latin vindicationem (nominative vindicatio) "act of claiming or avenging," noun of action from past participle stem of vindicare "lay claim to, assert; claim for freedom, set free; protect, defend; avenge" (related to vindicta "revenge"), probably from vim dicare "to show authority," from vim, accusative of vis "force" + root of dicere "to say" (see diction). Meaning "justification by proof, defense against censure" is attested from 1640s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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