retribution
n 报酬;报复(re回+tribut+ion→给回去→报复,报酬)
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retribution
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◙ noun1. [mass noun] punishment that is considered to be morally right and fully deserved• 应得的惩罚,报应 »settlers drove the Navajo out of Arizona in retribution for their raids. 移民把纳瓦霍人赶出亚利桑那州,以报复他们的袭击。【派生】
♦ retributive adjective♦ retributory adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English (also in the sense 'recompense for merit or a service'): from late Latin retributio(n-), from retribut- 'assigned again', from the verb retribuere, from re- 'back' + tribuere 'assign'
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