喜樂美語

Picture someone who hurt you, and you strike back so they feel it too — paying the hurt back. It isn't done for any gain; it's done to even the score and settle the anger.

可以想成有人傷了你，你把那份傷「還」回去，讓對方也嚐一次。不是為了得到什麼好處，而是要把帳扳平、把那口氣消掉。

From the word’s history

"revenge" is Old French revengier — re- (here an intensifier) + vengier "to take revenge," from Latin vindicare "to lay claim to, avenge." The core is that returning blow: paying the hurt back.

revenge 來自古法文 revengier：re-（這裡是加強語氣）＋ vengier「報仇」，再往上是拉丁文 vindicare「討回、伸張」。字根裡的畫面比較像那記「還回去」的一擊——把受的傷討回來。

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過去式 revenged過去分詞 revenged-ing revenging三單 revenges

原始詞典資料5 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

revengenoun詞源 1/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

  • 1

    Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.

    • Indifference is the sweetest revenge.
    • When I left my wife, she tried to set fire to the house in revenge.
  • 2

    A win by a previous loser.

    • “I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.
    • CHAOTICA: Arachnia, death as you know it has no hold on me. My defeat is but a temporary setback. I shall return to seek my revenge. JANEWAY: He doesn't give up, does he? PARIS: They never do. CHAOTICA: Our love was not meant to be, my Queen. But be warned. You have not seen the last of (gurgle) Chaotica.

revengeverb詞源 2/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

  • 1

    To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.

    • Arsenal revenged their loss to Manchester United last time with a 5–0 drubbing this time.
    • The gods are just, and will revenge our cause.
  • 2

    To take one's revenge (on or upon someone).

    • Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come, Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius.
  • 3

    archaicTo take vengeance; to revenge itself.

    • a bird that will revenge upon you all
    • Count it not hard henceforth, when thou dost hear That a just vengeance was by righteous court Justly reveng'd. […]

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