retribute

发音

其它 /ˈɹɛtɹɪbjuːt/

词形变化

retributed retributes 三单 retributes retributing retributing 现在分词 retributed 过去式 retributed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite.

    to retribute someone for their kindness

    to retribute just punishment to a criminal

词源

Latin retributus, past participle of retribuo (“to retribute”); prefix re- + tribuo (“to bestow, assign, pay”). See tribute.

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