avenge

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vt. 为...报复, 报仇

发音

其它 /əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

词形变化

avenges 复数 avenges avenged avenges 三单 avengest avengeth avenging avenging 现在分词 avenged 过去式 avenged 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

替…报仇

动词

报复，报仇

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An act of vengeance; a revenge.

    古体
v.
  1. 1.

    To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

    报仇

    复仇

    及物

    to avenge the murder of his brother

  2. 2.

    To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).

  3. 3.

    To take vengeance.

    不及物 废旧
  4. 4.

    To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.

    古体 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

revenge retaliate

上位词 3

punish penalize penalise

下位词 2

get back get even

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁s Proto-Italic *wīs Latin vim Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcere Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin vindex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vindicāre Old French vengier Old French avengierbor. Middle English avengen English avenge Inherited from Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- + vengier.

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