reprisal是什么意思，reprisal怎么读

reprisal基本信息

读法：英 [rɪ"praɪz(ə)l] 美 [rɪ"praɪzl]

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英英释义

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中英词源

reprisal 报复，报复行动

re-,向后，往回，-pris,抓住，缩写自 prehens,词源同 prehensile,prison.即抓回，后引申词义报 复，特指国家间收回领土，财物等的军事行动。

reprisal (n.)

early 15c., "seizing property or citizens of another nation in retaliation for loss inflicted on one"s own," from Anglo-French reprisaille (14c.), from Old French reprisaille (Modern French représaille), from early Italian ripresaglia, from ripreso, past participle of riprendere "take back," from Latin reprendere, earlier reprehendere (see reprehend). General sense of "retaliation" is from 1710.

词态变化

复数 reprisals;

权威造句

1. There were fears that some of the Western hostages might be killed in reprisal.

有人担心一些西方人质可能会受到报复性杀害。

来自柯林斯例句

2. There is no political alternative but a big reprisal.

政治上没有旁的选择只能是大规模报复.

来自辞典例句

3. Hand , being greatly hurt in his pride, contemplated only severe reprisal.

韩德的自尊心受到严重伤害, 一心一意考虑着严厉的报复.

来自辞典例句

4. Civilian targets were bombed in reprisal ( for the raid ).

轰炸了民用目标作为 ( 对曾受袭击的 ) 报复.

来自辞典例句

5. People were shot in reprisal.

老百姓被当作报复而枪毙了.

来自辞典例句

近反义词

economic reprisal 经济报复

相似短语

letter of mark and reprisal phr. 私掠许可证，捕押特许证

letter of marque and reprisal 【法】 向敌方追偿海事损失命令书, 捕拿

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