| 单词 | vindictive |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [vin'diktiv] |
| 解释 | a.报复性的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.报复性的 (vengeful) 【考】 mercenary : money / vindictive : revenge(惟利是图只想要钱/ 怀恨在心只想报仇) 【例】 Vindictive acts rarely do much good.(报复行为难有 好结果) |
| 字源 | vindictive (adj.) 1610s, "vengeful," from Latin vindicta "revenge" (see vindication) + -ive; or perhaps a shortening of vindicative based on the Latin word. From 1620s as "punitive, retributive," rather than personally vengeful or deliberately cruel. Related: Vindictively. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 报复性的; 有寻仇倾向的 = spiteful 【区】vindicate(v 维护; 辩护) 【类】mercenary: money = vindictive: revenge惟利是图只想要钱 = 怀恨在心只想报仇 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自venge 报复；胜利后最常见的特点是要报复,惩罚，杀(敌人)；win verdict 赢得法院裁决就是对另一方的报复 【相关】vendetta 深仇 |
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