retaliate
英 [rɪ'tælɪeɪt]
美 [rɪ'tælɪ'et]
助記提示
1. re- "against" + tali- (taliban 塔利班) + -ate => retaliate. 報複塔利班。
2. 想當年世貿大廈被撞後，美國立即報複塔利班，迅速出兵阿富汗，報複塔利班、推翻塔利班政權。
中文詞源
retaliate 報複，反擊來自拉丁語 retaliare,償還，返還，來自 re-,向後，往回，talis,同樣，同類，來自 PIE*tod,指 示代詞，詞源同 this,that.即原樣返還的，後用於指報仇，以眼還眼，以牙還牙。
英文詞源
- retaliate
- retaliate: [17] To retaliate is etymologically to give someone ‘so much’ or an equal amount in return for what they have given you. Its ultimate source is Latin tālis ‘suchlike’ (source of French tel ‘such’). This formed the basis of a noun tāliō ‘punishment equal in severity to the wrong that occasioned it’, which was combined with the prefix re- ‘back’ to create the verb retaliāre ‘repay in kind’ – whence English retaliate.
- retaliate (v.)
- 1610s, from Latin retaliatus, past participle of retaliare "requite, retaliate" (see retaliation). Related: Retaliated; retaliating.
雙語例句
- 1. He had authorisation from the military command to retaliate.
- 他得到軍事指揮部授權，準備反擊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The militia responded by saying it would retaliate against any attacks.
- 民兵組織回複說他們會對任何進攻予以反擊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I was sorely tempted to retaliate.
- 我非常想報複。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. to retaliate against an attack
- 對攻擊進行還擊
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. If you strike me, I shall retaliate.
- 你要是打我, 我就還擊.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》