retaliatory

形容词 retaliatory:

1. of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
   同义词：relatiative, retributive, retributory, vindicatory

1. The raid was purely retaliatory.
   这次袭击完全是报复性的。
2. A feud between two families or clans that arises out of a slaying and is perpetuated by retaliatory acts of revenge; a blood feud.
   族间血仇，血系间的复仇由杀戳引起的并通过以牙还牙的报复行为而持续不断的两个家族或宗族之间的世仇; 血仇