retaliation

名词 n.
/ɹiˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/    /ɹɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/|/ɹə-/|/ɹi-/|/-ʃɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge. uncountable,usually
    — Hamas knew there would be massive retaliations.

词形变化

retaliations plural

词源

Etymology tree
English retaliate
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ion
English retaliation
From retaliate + -ion.
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