vindictiveness
/vɪnˈdɪktɪvnəs/ (bre, ipa) · [vɪndˈɪktɪvnəs] /vɪnˈdɪktɪvnəs/ (ame, ipa) · [vɪndˈɪktɪvnəs] /-tivnə̇s, -tēv also -təv-/ (ame, mw)
vindictiveness — 名詞
1. a strong wish to get back at someone by hurting them after they have hurt you
報復心
受了傷害後想報復的心態
a strong wish to get back at someone by hurting them after they have hurt you
Dario's vindictiveness kept the argument alive for months.
Dario 的報復心讓那場爭吵拖了好幾個月。
possessive subject naming the motive
After the court case, Lara feared the mayor's vindictiveness.
法庭案件結束後，Lara 很怕市長的報復心。
The film shows how vindictiveness can destroy an entire family.
那部電影顯示報復心如何毀掉整個家庭。
Nia posted cruel messages after the breakup out of vindictiveness.
Nia 在分手後出於報復心發了刻薄的訊息。
Rohan's vindictiveness kept him from accepting a sincere apology.
Rohan 的報復心讓他無法接受真誠的道歉。
- vengefulness
a more general desire to take revenge
- spite
often suggests meaner or smaller acts
- malice
broader ill will, not always caused by an injury
- forgiveness
letting go of the wish to get even
- mercy
kindness instead of punishment
用法筆記
Often appears after a possessive or with phrases like out of vindictiveness to show revenge as a motive, not just one act.