avenge

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An act of vengeance; a revenge. archaic
动词 v.
  1. To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer. transitive
    — to avenge the murder of his brother
  2. To revenge oneself (on or upon someone). reflexive
  3. To take vengeance. intransitive,obsolete
    — Thou shalt not auenge nor beare any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt loue thy neighbor as thy selfe: I am the Lord.
  4. To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on. archaic,transitive
    — thy judgment in avenging thine enemies

词形变化

avenges present,singular,third-person avenging participle,present avenged participle,past avenged past avenges plural

词汇关系

近义词
avenge even the score get one's own back settle the score tar out
衍生词
avengeable avengeance avengeful avengement avenger avengingly unavenged unavenging
相关词
revenge

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Old French a-
Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁s
Proto-Italic *wīs
Latin vim
Latin dīcere
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Latin -s
Latin vindex
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin vindicāre
Old French vengier
Old French avengierbor.
Middle English avengen
English avenge
Inherited from Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- + vengier.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Old French a-
Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁s
Proto-Italic *wīs
Latin vim
Latin dīcere
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Latin -s
Latin vindex
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin vindicāre
Old French vengier
Old French avengierbor.
Middle English avengen
English avenge
Inherited from Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- + vengier.
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