vendetta

英 [ven'detə] 美 [vɛn'dɛtə]
  • n. (尤指族间或血亲间的)仇杀;深仇
  • n. (Vendetta)人名;(意)文代塔

中文词源


vendetta 积怨

来自意大利语vendetta,仇怨,血仇,来自拉丁语vindicta,报仇,复仇,字母c脱落,词源同vindictive,vengeful.

英文词源


vendetta
vendetta: see vindicate
vendetta (n.)
"a private war in which a kinsman wreaks vengeance on the slayer of a relative," 1846, from Italian vendetta "a feud, blood feud," from Latin vindicta "vengeance, revenge" (see vindictive). Especially associated with Corsica.

双语例句


1. His murder was a vendetta killing.
他的被害是一起仇杀。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He has accused the media of pursuing a vendetta against him.
他指责媒体长期跟他过不去。

来自《权威词典》

3. For years he pursued a vendetta against the Morris family.
多年来他一直在寻求向莫里斯家族报世仇.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The vice president said the cartoonist has a personal vendetta against him.
副总裁说那个漫画家和他有私怨。

来自辞典例句

5. Since then Reed has been waging a vendetta against Baker and Young.
从那以后里德就一直伺机报复贝克和杨.

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