vindical
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈvɪndɪkəl/|[ˈvɪndɪkl̩]
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Eager to punish; vindicative.
— The great point for you […] is to eſtabliſh the circumſtance either of menace, coercion, or puniſhment as the caſe may be. When you have bottomed yourſelf well upon theſe facts, you need not be afraid to meet the vindical Lord D—— upon this ground.
词源
From the Medieval Latin vindicālis (“avenging, punishing, vengeful, vindictive”), from the Classical Latin vindex (“avenger, punisher, revenger”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship).
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