revengefulness

IPA/ɹɪvˈɛndʒfəlnəs/
IPA/ɹᵻvˈɛndʒfəlnəs/

revengefulness — 名詞

1. a lasting wish to strike back at someone after they have hurt you

1.名詞C2
釋義

報復心

受傷後想回頭傷人的心態

a lasting wish to strike back at someone after they have hurt you

例句

Elena's revengefulness returned when her brother mentioned the stolen ring.

Elena 的報復心在弟弟提到那枚失竊戒指時又冒了出來。

possessive subject naming the feeling

After the lawsuit, Ziad worried that the landlord's revengefulness would grow.

打完官司後，Ziad 擔心房東的報復心會越來越重。

同義詞
  • vindictiveness

    often sounds colder and more stubborn in formal writing

  • vengefulness

    a close synonym that is a little more common

  • spite

    often points to smaller, meaner acts rather than a lasting attitude

反義詞
  • forgiveness

    letting go of the wish to hurt someone back

  • mercy

    showing kindness instead of punishment

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and often used after a possessive or with verbs like show, feed, and grow. It names an ongoing desire to get even, not one single act of revenge.

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