vengeance
vengeance — 名詞
1. an act of causing pain or loss to a person who has hurt you, because you want th
復仇
為所受傷害而報復的行為或心願
an act of causing pain or loss to a person who has hurt you, because you want them to suffer in return
Yael swore vengeance on the man who stole her family's land.
Yael 發誓要向那個偷了她家土地的男人復仇。
take + vengeance + on [someone] + for [something]
The old general's eyes burned with vengeance against those who attacked his people.
那位老將軍的雙眼燃燒著對敵人的復仇之意。
burned with vengeance + against [someone]
Karim did not act out of vengeance — he only wanted to protect his village.
Karim 並非出於復仇而行動——他只是想保護自己的村莊。
In the film, the hero's quest for vengeance leads him to discover a painful truth.
在電影中，主角的復仇之旅引導他發現了令人痛苦的真相。
quest for vengeance
The family chose to seek vengeance in court rather than through violence.
那家人選擇在法庭上尋求復仇，而非訴諸暴力。
seek vengeance + in [place]
- take vengeance on/upon
- seek vengeance
- exact vengeance
- swear vengeance
- thirst for vengeance
- desire for vengeance
- revenge
less formal, more common in everyday speech
- retribution
more formal, often suggests that the punishment is deserved by the victim's actions
- retaliation
focuses on the action of striking back rather than the emotional desire behind it
- forgiveness
choosing to let go of the desire to punish
- mercy
showing kindness by not punishing someone who has harmed you
文法句型
take + vengeance + on/upon [someone]
seek + vengeance
用法筆記
Frequently used in the fixed patterns 'take vengeance on/upon someone' and 'seek vengeance'. More formal and dramatic than the everyday word 'revenge', and less common in casual conversation.
常見錯誤
with a vengeance
idiomused to say that something happens or is done with great force, energy, or intensity — often after a period of being quiet or weak
變本加厲地；猛烈地；強烈地
After a quiet winter, the tourist season returned with a vengeance.
The storm hit the coast with a vengeance, knocking down trees and power lines across three towns.