vindictive
英 [v?n'd?kt?v]
美[v?n'd?kt?v]
- adj. 懷恨的；有報(bào)仇心的；懲罰的
暢通詞匯TEM8GRE低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?vindictively;名詞:?vindictiveness;
中文詞源
vindictive 報(bào)復(fù)性的
來自vindicate,提供證據(jù)，反駁指責(zé)，后引申詞義指復(fù)仇，報(bào)復(fù)。
英文詞源
- vindictive (adj.)
- 1610s, "vengeful," from Latin vindicta "revenge" (see vindication) + -ive; or perhaps a shortening of vindicative based on the Latin word. From 1620s as "punitive, retributive," rather than personally vengeful or deliberately cruel. Related: Vindictively.
雙語例句
- 1. Better not tangle with the censors. They're very vindictive.
- 最好別和檢查員發(fā)生沖突，他們可愛記仇了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He accused her of being vindictive.
- 他指責(zé)她存心報(bào)復(fù)。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. I don't like Kevin — he's got a nasty vindictive streak in him.
- 我不喜歡凱文——他報(bào)復(fù)心太重,叫人討厭.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. I have no vindictive feelings about it.
- 我對(duì)此沒有惡意.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. How can you be so vindictive?
- 你的報(bào)復(fù)心怎么那么強(qiáng)？
來自辭典例句