avenger
avenger — 名詞
- avengersingular
- avengersplural
1. someone who makes a wrongdoer suffer for what they did, often stepping in when t
報仇者
代替受害者向加害者報復的人
someone who makes a wrongdoer suffer for what they did, often stepping in when the actual victim cannot act for themselves
Kofi became an avenger after the merchant cheated his brother out of their land.
Kofi 在商人騙走他弟弟的土地後，成為了報仇者。
avenger after
Yuna felt like an avenger when she exposed the fraud that had ruined her aunt.
Yuna 揭發那場害慘她阿姨的騙局時，覺得自己像個報仇者。
The old song tells of an avenger who rode through the hills punishing unfair lords.
那首老歌唱的是一位報仇者騎馬翻山越嶺，懲罰不公的領主。
The detective warned Henry not to play avenger and let the law handle it.
警探警告 Henry 別扮演報仇者，讓法律來處理。
Gabriel took on the avenger's role after the gang left his cousin for dead.
Gabriel 在那幫人丟下他表弟等死後，擔起了報仇者的角色。
- revenger
archaic; almost never used in modern English outside old poetry
- retaliator
broader term for one who strikes back; less personal and can apply to countries or institutions
文法句型
avenger + for + noun phrase
avenger + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often followed by 'for' to name the person on whose behalf revenge is sought. Compare with sense 2 (RIGHTS WRONGS), which centres on broad injustice rather than personal vengeance for a specific victim.
常見錯誤
2. a person who acts to bring down punishment on those they believe have done somet
伸冤者
為不公義之事尋求懲罰與正義的人
a person who acts to bring down punishment on those they believe have done something deeply unfair, whether against themselves or a wider group
Sanjay saw himself as an avenger who fought for those the courts had failed.
Sanjay 視自己為伸冤者，為那些被法院辜負的人而戰。
avenger who fought for
The group's leader called himself an avenger of the poor against the factory owners.
團體領袖自稱是窮人的伸冤者，對抗工廠老闆。
avenger of the poor
Deepa's speeches painted her as an avenger for every family the company had hurt.
Deepa 的演說將她描繪成伸冤者，為每個被公司傷害的家庭發聲。
Ricardo said he was no avenger; he only wanted the truth in court.
Ricardo 說他不是伸冤者；他只想在法院得知真相。
Amara emptied a bag of ripped pay slips onto the foreman's desk — an avenger for the crew.
Amara 把一袋撕碎的薪資單倒在工頭的辦公桌上——她是那群工人的伸冤者。
文法句型
avenger + of + noun phrase
avenger + for + noun phrase
用法筆記
Common in political rhetoric or fiction where a figure symbolically fights for a group rather than a single person. Less personal than sense 1, which focuses on avenging a specific known victim.