Reprisal
[ rɪ'praɪzl ]
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n. 报复（行为）;（特指国家间的）暴力性报复，报复行为，[史]（对敌国人民，财产的）报复性劫掠;〈罕〉赔偿，赔款;
💡 词根助记
re反+pris拿住，抓住+al名词后缀→反过来抓住[别人]→报复
📝 例句
Hand, being greatly hurt in his pride, contemplated only severe reprisal.
韩德的自尊心受到严重伤害，一心一意考虑着严厉的报复。
People were shot in reprisal.
老百姓被当作报复而枪毙了。
Reprisal Breeds reprisal
冤冤相报
There is no political alternative but a big reprisal.
政治上没有旁的选择只能是大规模报复。
attack the enemy camp in reprisal [as a reprisal]
攻击敌人阵营作为报复
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ re-前缀“再、又”,prisal-prison监狱:由于恶意报复,他又一次被关进监狱
※谐音“瑞派走”:上司报复你把你从瑞士银行这样好的工作地点派走(如派到非洲)
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
re-表示“后”
📖 牛津释义
reprisal
n[C, U]
(act of) returning an injury, esp political or military, done to oneself; retaliation 报复（行动）（尤指政治或军事的）
suffer heavy reprisals 遭到严厉的报复
take reprisals against terrorism 对恐怖主义进行报复
Civilian targets were bombed in reprisal (for the raid). 轰炸了民用目标作为（对曾受袭击的）报复.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ri'praizl]n. 报复, 报仇, 报复性劫掠【法】 复仇, 报复, 报复性暴力为
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Where will we put all the presents?
我们把这些礼物放在哪里？
Whom will you invite to the picnic?
你将邀请谁参加野餐？
It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.
他花了4年时间策划这出精心设计的闹剧，只是想证明评论家们有时并不解他们所谈论的事情。