recriminate
/rɪˈkrɪmɪneɪt/verb
no obj.
- archaic make counter accusations〈古〉反责, 反唇相讥:
his party would never recriminate, never return evil for evil.
他的党决不会反击, 也决不会以怨报怨。
词源
early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin recriminat- 'accused in return', from the verb recriminari, from re- (expressing opposition) + criminare 'accuse' (from crimen 'crime').