tit for tat

短语

针锋相对

发音

UK /ˈtɪt fə(ɹ)ˈtæt/
AU
CA /ˈtɪt fɚ ˈtæt/
US /ˈtɪt fɚ ˈtæt/

词形变化

tit for tats 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Equivalent retribution; an act of returning exactly what one gets; an eye for an eye.

    以牙还牙

    一报还一报

    针锋相对

    可数 习语 不可数

    If you hit me, I’ll hit you back; tit for tat.

  2. 1.

    A hat.

    俚语

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

return

词源

Uncertain; conjectured to be ultimately from Dutch dit voor dat (“this for that”) or French tant pour tant (“equal for equal”). Compare earlier tip for tap (“(a) blow for (a) blow”), from tip + tap; compare also dialectal tint for tant and tit (“a light blow or hit”). The vowel sequence follows a typical ablaut reduplication pattern.

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