retribution
/ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃən/noun
mass noun
- punishment that is considered to be morally right and fully deserved应得的惩罚; 报应：
settlers drove the Navajo out of Arizona in retribution for their raids.
殖民者把纳瓦霍人赶出亚利桑那州, 以报复他们的袭击。
派生词
retributive
/rɪˈtrɪbjʊtɪv/ adjectiveretributory
/rɪˈtrɪbjʊtərɪ/ adjective词源
late Middle English （also in the sense 'recompense for merit or a service'）： from late Latin retributio（n-）, from retribut- 'assigned again', from the verb retribuere, from re- 'back' + tribuere 'assign'.