vin.dic.tive
adj.(形容词)Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful.复仇的:有寻仇倾向的;报复性的Marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt; spiteful.恶意的,怀恨的:以意图伤害为标志的或因意图伤害而产生的;怀恨的
来源:From Latin vindicta [vengeance] 源自 拉丁语 vindicta [报仇] from vindex vindic- [surety, avenger] * see vindicate 源自 vindex vindic- [确实,报仇者] *参见 vindicate
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vindic.tively
adv.(副词)vindic.tiveness
n.(名词)<参考词汇><同义词>vindictive,vengeful,revengeful同义词>These adjectives mean desiring or proceeding from a desire for revenge.这些形容词表示有报仇欲望的。 Vindictive suggests gratuitous or unmotivated rancor and a disposition to retaliate for wrongs, real or imagined: Vindictive 用于表示一种因真实的或想象中的冤屈而进行恶毒的或恶意的报复意向: 例句:.He seemed to take a vindictive pleasure in punishing the least shortcomings. (Mark Twain). .对于最微小的过失的处罚,他似乎从中得到一种报复性的快感. (马克·吐温)。
例句:.Like many men whose self-love is wounded . . . he felt vindictive. (George Meredith)..象许多自尊受到伤害的人一样,他有报复感. (乔治·麦勒迪斯)。
Vengeful andrevengeful imply the impulse to inflict or the infliction of suffering or punishment as retribution for evil or an injury: Vengeful 和revengeful 表示作为对邪恶或伤害的报复或具有的折磨或施加苦难或惩罚的冲动: 例句:.the vengeful massacre of Toulon. (Joseph Conrad). 报复性的土伦大屠杀. (约瑟夫·康拉德)。
例句:.I had a keen, revengeful sense of the insult. (Nathaniel Hawthorne)..我有一种强烈的、对侮辱进行报复的感觉. (纳沙尼尔·霍桑)
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