revengeful
revengeful — 形容詞
- revengefulpositive
- more revengefulcomparative
- most revengefulsuperlative
1. feeling a strong and lasting wish to harm or punish someone because of something
復仇；報復
一心想要報復傷害自己的人
feeling a strong and lasting wish to harm or punish someone because of something they have done to you or to someone you care about; full of the desire to get even for a past wrong.
After years of bullying, Salma felt a revengeful urge to humiliate her former classmate.
經過多年的霸凌，Salma 心中有股復仇的衝動，想讓從前的同學難堪。
collocation: revengeful urge
The revengeful tone of Ari's letter surprised even his closest friends.
Ari 那封信裡充滿報復的語氣，連他最親近的朋友都感到意外。
collocation: revengeful tone
Anya described the film as a dark revengeful fantasy about a betrayed soldier.
Anya 說那部電影是一部關於被背叛軍人的黑暗復仇幻想。
Erik's revengeful plot to destroy his rival's career eventually backfired.
Erik 那個摧毀對手事業的報復計畫，最後反而害了自己。
collocation: revengeful plot
The novel's revengeful heroine plots the downfall of the family that wronged her.
小說裡那位復仇心切的女主角，一心策劃要讓害過她的家族垮臺。
- revengeful + noun: revengeful urge, revengeful mood, revengeful plot, revengeful fantasy, revengeful letter, revengeful speech
- be/seem/feel + revengeful
- vengeful
more common and slightly less intense; can describe both feelings and actions
- vindictive
focuses on a personality trait rather than a temporary state; implies a habit of holding grudges
- spiteful
describes small, mean acts rather than a deep desire for serious retaliation
- unforgiving
emphasises the refusal to let go of a past wrong rather than the active desire to harm
文法句型
revengeful + noun (attributive)
be / seem / feel + revengeful (predicative)
用法筆記
Less common than 'vengeful' and mostly found in literary or formal contexts. Unlike 'vindictive', which can describe a personality trait, 'revengeful' usually describes a specific emotional state or intention tied to a particular grievance.