vendetta
英 [venˈdet.ə]
美 [venˈdet̬.ə]
- n. (尤指族间或血亲间的)仇杀;深仇
- n. (Vendetta)人名;(意)文代塔
vendetta 积怨来自意大利语vendetta,仇怨,血仇,来自拉丁语vindicta,报仇,复仇,字母c脱落,词源同vindictive,vengeful.
- vendetta
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vendetta: see vindicate
- vendetta (n.)
- "a private war in which a kinsman wreaks vengeance on the slayer of a relative," 1846, from Italian vendetta "a feud, blood feud," from Latin vindicta "vengeance, revenge" (see vindictive). Especially associated with Corsica.
- 1. His murder was a vendetta killing.
- 他的被害是一起仇杀。
- 2. He has accused the media of pursuing a vendetta against him.
- 他指责媒体长期跟他过不去。
- 3. For years he pursued a vendetta against the Morris family.
- 多年来他一直在寻求向莫里斯家族报世仇.
- 4. The vice president said the cartoonist has a personal vendetta against him.
- 副总裁说那个漫画家和他有私怨。
- 5. Since then Reed has been waging a vendetta against Baker and Young.
- 从那以后里德就一直伺机报复贝克和杨.